{"product_id":"the-methuen-drama-book-of-contemporary-japanese-plays-9781350278363","title":"The Methuen Drama Book of Contemporary Japanese","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSatoko Ichihara \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Osaka in 1988 and grew up in Fukuoka Prefecture. She studied theatre at J. F. Oberlin University. Since 2011, she has led the theatre unit Q. Ichihara is known for creating and directing dramas that deal with human actions and the di scomfort of the physiological needs of the body, as well as for her distinctive use of language and physicality. Ichihara was a Junior Fellow Artist of the Saison Foundation. She won the 11th AAF Drama Award for her play Mushi Insects in 2011, and the 64th Kunio Kishida Drama Award in 2020 for her play\u003ci\u003e The Bacchae Holstein 3 Milk Cows.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShiro Maeda\u003c\/b\u003e is a Playwright, Director, Novelist, Film director, Screenwriter and Actor. Maeda founded the theatre company GOTANNDADAN in 1997 while he was a university student. He won the 52nd Kishida Drama Award for Isn't Anyone Alive? (2007). As a novelist, he won the 22nd Mishima Yukio Prize for The Mermen of Summer Water (2009) and was nominated for the 137th Aku\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction   Japanese Theatre by Playwrights of Generation X and on  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bacchae—Holstein Milk Cows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  Introduction to the Playwright and the Play  Playwright Biography  Playtext   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne Night \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction to the Playwright and the Play  Playwright Biography  Playtext   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIsn’t Anyone Alive?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction to the Playwright and the Play  Playwright Biography  Playtext   \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  Introduction to the Playwright and the Play  Playwright Biography  Playtext  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarcass \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Introduction to the Playwright and the Play  Playwright Biography  Playtext\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48866598224215,"sku":"9781350278363","price":23.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350278363.jpg?v=1722279393","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-methuen-drama-book-of-contemporary-japanese-plays-9781350278363","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}