{"product_id":"a-failed-performance-9780999724705","title":"A Failed Performance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeople disappear without explanation. The government takes hostages. War and death occur without reason or meaning. The cycle of poverty and deprivation proliferates. A Failed Performance is a collection of bizarre and darkly humorous plays and scenes from the Russian avant-garde writer Daniil Kharms. This collection—the first volume in English dedicated entirely to Kharms''s dramatic works—includes his major stage plays \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElizaveta Bam\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLapa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as well as lesser-known sketches and hybrid poem-plays, most of which were never published or performed during his lifetime.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Plays Inverse Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039170560343,"sku":"9780999724705","price":19.84,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780999724705.jpg?v=1750942803","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-failed-performance-9780999724705","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}