Heather Raffo's 9 parts of desire : a play.
"Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire is a portrait of the extraordinary (and ordinary) lives of a cross section of Iraqi women: a sexy painter, a radical Communist, a doctor, an exile, wives, and lovers. Delving into the many conflicting aspects of what it means to be a woman in the age-old...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Evanston, Ill. :
Northwestern University Press,
2006.
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| Summary: | "Heather Raffo's 9 Parts of Desire is a portrait of the extraordinary (and ordinary) lives of a cross section of Iraqi women: a sexy painter, a radical Communist, a doctor, an exile, wives, and lovers. Delving into the many conflicting aspects of what it means to be a woman in the age-old war zone that is Iraq, this poetic work is an unusually timely meditation on the ancient, the modern, and the feminine."--Jacket. |
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| Item Description: | "Received its world premiere at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, in August 2003"--Production history. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0810123452 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810124165 (paper : alk. paper : CD) 9780810124165 (paper : alk. paper : CD) 9780810123458 |