{"product_id":"blood-and-gifts-a-play-paperback","title":"Blood and Gifts: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. T. Rogers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy God, Russian soldiers being shot with Chinese bullets. Sometimes the world is so beautiful.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1981. As the Soviet army burns its way through Afghanistan, CIA operative Jim Warnock is sent to try to halt its bloody progress, beginning a secret spy war behind the official hostilities. Jim and his counterparts in the KGB and the British and Pakistani secret services wrestle with ever-shifting personal and political loyalties. With the outcome of the entire Cold War at stake, Jim and a larger-than-life Afghan warlord decide to place their trust in each other. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanning a decade and playing out in Washington, D.C., Pakistan, and Afghanistan, \u003ci\u003eBlood and Gifts\u003c\/i\u003e is a sweeping, often shockingly funny epic set against one of the greatest historical events of recent history, the repercussions of which continue to shape our world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. T. Rogers is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Overwhelming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMadagascar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhite People\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurmuring in a Dead Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e, and other plays. His works have been produced in London by the National Theatre, Tricycle Theatre and Theatre 503; toured the UK with Out of Joint; and been heard on BBC Radio. In New York City his plays have been seen at the Roundabout Theatre, the SPF Play Festival and commercially Off Broadway; they have also been staged in Australia, Canada, Israel, Germany, and throughout the United States. His essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAmerican Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e. In New York City, Rogers is a resident playwright at New Dramatists and a member of the Dramatists Guild. He holds an honorary doctorate from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 7.78 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751342735648,"sku":"9780865478848","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/035e1709b1e7d9991743fa024a90a709.webp?v=1779971284","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-and-gifts-a-play-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}