An edition of Guards at the Taj and Other Plays (2016)

Guards at the Taj and Other Plays

Guards at the Taj and Other Plays
Rajiv Joseph, Rajiv Joseph
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An edition of Guards at the Taj and Other Plays (2016)

Guards at the Taj and Other Plays

"Set in India in 1648, Guards at the Taj introduces two young Imperial Guards, Humayun and Babur, as they stand watch in front of the city walls. New to their roles and just recently out of training, they have been assigned the less-than-exciting "dawn watch" leaving them plenty of time for discussion about the great Tajmahal-which they have heard much about, but have never seen until now. According to rumor, Shah Jahan has issued a royal decree that anyone who took part in the building of this majestic "city within a city" must have their hands chopped off, so as to ensure that "nothing so beautiful as the Tajmahal shall ever be built again." Humayun and Babur's repartee takes a somber turn as they realize that they will be the guards tasked with carrying out this violent judgment. Mr. Wolf is a powerful play about child abduction told from the point of view of various characters: Michael and Hana's daughter was kidnapped fourteen years ago. Julie also had a child kidnapped around a similar time. Theresa was kidnapped when she was three and knows nothing of the world except that which her captor selectively revealed to her over the years. These four lives, once altered by tragedy, now must face that nightmare once again"--

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Publisher
Counterpoint Press
Language
English
Pages
260

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2016, Counterpoint Press
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Library of Congress
PS3610.O669A6 2016, PS3610.O669 A6 2017, PS3610.O669 A6 2016

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL28600287M
ISBN 13
9781593766542
LCCN
2016040602
OCLC/WorldCat
965166926, 946216807

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OL21128593W

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