{"product_id":"chinglish-tcg-edition-paperback","title":"Chinglish (Tcg Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Henry Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvelous . . . the conceit is elegantly of a piece, yet Hwang is able to keep turning it in on itself to reveal new ambiguities, absurdities, subversions and paradoxes.--\u003ci\u003eChicago Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHwang's plays collectively chart the evolving definition of what it is to be an 'American.' . . . His art has illuminated and anticipated our ongoing national story with a sensibility unlike any other in the American theater.--Frank Rich\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpringing from the author's personal experiences in China over the past five years, \u003ci\u003eChinglish\u003c\/i\u003e follows a Midwestern American businessman desperately seeking to score a lucrative contact for his family's firm as he travels to China only to discover how much he doesn't understand. Named for the unique and often comical third language that evolves from attempts to translate Chinese signs into English, \u003ci\u003eChinglish\u003c\/i\u003e explores the challenges of doing business in a culture whose language--and ways of communicating--are worlds apart from our own. David Henry Hwang's best new work since \u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, this shrewd, timely and razor-sharp comedy (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) received its Broadway premiere in fall 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Henry Hwang\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Tony Award-winning \u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, the Pulitzer Prize-finalist \u003ci\u003eYellow Face\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGolden Child\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFOB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFamily Devotions\u003c\/i\u003e, and the books for musicals \u003ci\u003eAida\u003c\/i\u003e (as co-author), \u003ci\u003eFlower Drum Song\u003c\/i\u003e (2002 Broadway revival), and \u003ci\u003eTarzan\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, playwright \u003cb\u003eDAVID HENRY HWANG\u003c\/b\u003e has explored the complexities of forging Eastern and Western cultures in a contemporary America. His extraordinary body of work, over the past 30 years, has been marked by a deep desire to reaffirm the common humanity in all of us. He is best known as the author of \u003ci\u003eM. Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1988 Tony, Drama Desk, John Gassner, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, and was also a finalist for the 1989 Pulitzer Prize. The play enjoyed a one-year run on London's West End and has been produced in over four dozen countries to date. His play \u003ci\u003eGolden Child\u003c\/i\u003e premiered Off-Broadway at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, received a 1997 Obie Award for playwriting and subsequently moved to Broadway, where it received three 1998 Tony Nominations, including Best New Play. His play, \u003ci\u003eYellow Face\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum and New York's Public Theater, won a 2008 Obie Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English and Chinese\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771579105568,"sku":"9781559364102","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/484442c18df780ab2adf7e6fba00f8d1.webp?v=1780388830","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/chinglish-tcg-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}