{"product_id":"the-great-wave-9781350402379","title":"The Great Wave","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Student Edition is ideal for any teacher coming to Francis Turnly''s 2018 play for the first time or those who already have some familiarity with it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpanning 1979 to 2003, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the mysterious disappearance of a Japanese schoolgirl and her mother and sister's tireless search to find her again. The girl  Hanako  is discovered living in captivity in a compound in North Korea, employed to teach a young woman Japanese language and culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Turnly's gripping play is based on a a true story and it conveys, not only the magnitude of these events globally, but also the beating human heart at the centre of this story. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe commentary in the edition unpacks: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the author''s identity as a Japanese Ulsterman, owing to his Northern Irish-Japanese heritage\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the play''s place within a trilogy \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the significance of Japanese history and culture \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; themes of occupation, colonization, grief, loss and hope  \u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt; the use of\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49998314635607,"sku":"9781350402379","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350402379.jpg?v=1739726013","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-wave-9781350402379","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}