#aiww: The Arrest of Ai Weiwei (NHB Modern Plays) (Paperback, New)

A timely play based on the true story of a Nobel Laureate. On 3 April 2011, as he was boarding a flight to Taipei, the Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei was arrested at Beijing Airport. Advised merely that his travel "could damage state security", he was escorted to a van by officials after which he disappeared for 81 days. On his release, the government claimed that his imprisonment related to tax evasion. Howard Brenton's play is based on recent conversations with Ai in which he told the story of that imprisonment - by turns surreal, hilarious, and terrifying. A portrait of the Artist in extreme conditions, it is also an affirmation of the centrality of Art and of freedom of speech in civilised society.

General

Imprint:	Nick Hern Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	April 2014
Authors:	Howard Brenton
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	72
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84842-331-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > General
LSN:	1-84842-331-4
Barcode:	9781848423312

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