Download or read book The King of Hell s Palace written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the Henan Ministry of Health begins paying citizens for blood plasma which is then sold to pharmaceutical companies, impoverished farmers in the province's remote villages sell blood to buy fertilizer, mend their houses and create a better life for their children. As corrupt health officials cut costs to maximize profits, safety standards are ignored, bringing potential catastrophe to China's most vulnerable population. Inspired by true events, this gripping drama explores the conflicts that arise when a community's greatest source of capital becomes their own bodies. Focusing on the personal repercussions of the cover-up, The King of Hell's Palace questions how political and medical decisions are made and how both a family and an entire country can look to recover from traumatic events.

Download or read book Frances Ya Chu Cowhig s China Trilogy Three Parables of Global Capital written by Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-26 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Some playwrights have a gift to amuse; Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig has a darker gift. Anyone with romantic notions of Chinese culture will be unsettled by the jagged, unsentimental portrait of modern urban China."(Chicago Reader) Poetic and devastating, sensuous and politically acute, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig's China Plays explore the forces of global capital as they explode within the lives of everyday people in contemporary China. This volume collects together the three plays in the series, including Cowhig's exploration of the human cost of development in China's socialist market economy (The World of Extreme Happiness), of justice and revenge amidst ecological and economic catastrophe (Snow in Midsummer), and the tale of the trade in blood that brought the AIDS crisis to rural China (The King of Hell's Palace). In addition to Cowhig's plays, the volume includes a host of supplemental materials including an editorial preface and three (previously published) brief essays responding to each play by the editor, Joshua Chambers-Letson; a new introduction by theatre/performance scholar and dramaturg Christine Mok that explores the key themes in Cowhig's body of work; a summary discussion between Cowhig, Chambers-Letson, and Mok, on Cowhig's process and the political and aesthetic currents animating her work. The World of Extreme Happiness: "Fearless, zippily-paced, and satirical . . . Cowhig forces us down the long hard look path" (Independent) Snow in Midsummer: “Gripping and affecting... graceful and impassioned” (Times) The King of Hell's Palace: "A medical-scandal drama that we can't afford to ignore" (Telegraph)

Download or read book Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture written by Alessandro Russo and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Cultural Revolution and Revolutionary Culture, Alessandro Russo presents a dramatic new reading of China's Cultural Revolution as a mass political experiment aimed at thoroughly reexamining the tenets of communism. Russo explores four critical phases of the Cultural Revolution, each with its own reworking of communist political subjectivity: the historical-theatrical “prologue” of 1965; Mao's attempts to shape the Cultural Revolution in 1965 and 1966; the movements and organizing between 1966 and 1968 and the factional divides that ended them; and the mass study campaigns from 1973 to 1976 and the unfinished attempt to evaluate the inadequacies of the political decade that brought the Revolution to a close. Among other topics, Russo shows how the dispute around the play Hai Rui Dismissed from Office was not the result of a Maoist conspiracy, but rather a series of intense and unresolved political and intellectual controversies. He also examines the Shanghai January Storm and the problematic foundation of the short-lived Shanghai Commune. By exploring these and other political-cultural moments of Chinese confrontations with communist principles, Russo overturns conventional wisdom about the Cultural Revolution.

Download or read book Blood Money written by Kathleen McLaughlin and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “haunting” (Anne Helen Petersen, author of Can’t Even) and deeply personal investigation of an underground for-profit medical industry and the American underclass it drains for blood and profit. Journalist Kathleen McLaughlin knew she’d found a treatment that worked on her rare autoimmune disorder. She had no idea it had been drawn from the veins of America’s most vulnerable. So begins McLaughlin’s ten-year investigation researching and reporting on the $20-billion-a year business she found at the other end of her medication, revealing a “vampiric real-life story of modern-day greed” (Leah Sottile, host of Bundyville). Assigned to work in China, where the plasma supply had been rocked by numerous scandals, McLaughlin hid American plasma in her luggage during trips between the two countries. And when she was warned by a Chinese researcher of troubling echoes between America’s domestic plasma supply chain and the one she’d seen spin out into chaos in China, she knew she had to dig deeper. Blood Money shares McLaughlin’s decade-long mission to learn the full story of where her medicine comes from. She travels the United States in search of the truth about human blood plasma and learns that twenty million Americans each year sell their plasma for profit—a human-derived commodity extracted inside our borders to be processed and packaged for retail across the globe. She investigates the thin evidence pharmaceutical companies have used to push plasma as a wonder drug for everything from COVID-19 to wrinkled skin. And she unearths an American economic crisis hidden in plain sight: single mothers, college students, laid-off Rust Belt auto workers, and a booming blood market at America’s southern border, where collection agencies target Mexican citizens willing to cross over and sell their plasma for substandard pay. This “captivating and anguished exposé” (Publishers Weekly) weaves together McLaughlin’s personal battle to overcome illness while also facing her own complicity in this wheel of exploitation with an electrifying portrait of big business run amok.

Download or read book Oahspe written by John Ballou Newbrough and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin written by Soka Gakkai and published by Middleway Press. This book was released on 2023-09-01 with total page 1567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative translation of 172 of Nichiren's writings presented in chronological order. The collection includes Nichiren's five major works as well as other treatises setting forth his doctrine, writings remonstrating with government officials, and letters offering advice, encouragement, or consolation to believers. The translations are based on those of Burton Watson, formerly of Columbia University and an award-winning translator of Chinese and Japanese literature. Edited by the Soka Gakkai's Gosho Translation Committee, these are the translations used by English-speaking Soka Gakkai members the world over.

Download or read book Theatre in Times of Crisis written by Edward Bond and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-29 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theatre has a complex history of responding to crises, long before they happen. Through stage plays, contemporary challenges can be presented, explored and even foreshadowed in ways that help audiences understand the world around them. Since the theatre of the Greeks, audiences have turned to live theatre in order to find answers in uncertain political, social and economic times, and through this unique collection questions about This anthology brings together a collection of 20 scenes from 20 playwrights that each respond to the world in crisis. Twenty of the world's most prolific playwrights were asked to select one scene from across their published work that speaks to the current world situation in 2020. As COVID-19 continues to challenge every aspect of global life, contemporary theatre has long predicted a world on the edge. Through these 20 scenes from plays spanning from 1980 to 2020, we see how theatre and art has the capacity to respond, comment on and grapple with global challenges that in turn speak to the current time in which we are living. Each scene, chosen by the writer, is prefaced by an interview in which they discuss their process, their reason for selection and how their work reflects both the past and the present. From the political plays of Lucy Prebble and James Graham to the polemics of Philip Ridley and Tim Crouch. From bold works by Inua Ellams, Morgan Lloyd Malcom and Tanika Gupta to the social relevance of Hannah Khalil, Zoe Cooper and Simon Stephens this anthology looks at theatre in the present and asks the question: “how can theatre respond to a world in crisis?” The collection is prefaced by an introduction from Edward Bond, one of contemporary theatre's most prolific dramatists.

Download or read book The Imagery of the Cosmological Buddha written by Angela Falco Howard and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-14 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evil King Chases after his Wife written by Zi Su and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 933 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: She was the bastard who gave birth to a mute girl from General Mansion. She had no rights or rights without money or morals. She couldn't retaliate, she couldn't retort, she was despised by her family, and the marriage annulled by her husband's family. However, she wanted to see who would dare to bully her by even a little now! Just what happened to the Gui Wang who was known as the number one danger in Dongming? He actually threatened to marry her! She ran, he chased, she hid, he searched, and in the end, she even appeared before her disguised as a woman ... Seeing his lips, a certain woman couldn't help but retort, "You came to Sunflower Dew? We're still going through the main entrance?! "

Download or read book The Ice Cream Boys written by Gail Louw and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-09 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are some enemies you'd wait a lifetime to see face-to-face. Charismatic, corrupt and dangerous, Jacob Zuma was until recently President of South Africa. But before Zuma came to power, Ronnie Kasrils masterminded the intelligence services. Now at last they're alone together. When you've been betrayed, it's never too late to settle old scores.

Download or read book Provoke the Scheming Ghost Husband written by Yun ZaiQingXiaoShuiZaiPing and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-11 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My name is Wu Xiangxiang, and I'm dressing the dead at the funeral home. Ever since I became a part of this profession, I've always run into a ghost. Furthermore, getting married for no reason at all, getting carried away by the dark devils all night long ... He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he mocked, "Ever since I entered the funeral home, I've been favored by the Ghost King. The harem has three thousand beauties, and the Ghost King only dotes on me." I advised the Ghost King that it must rain ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ He pampered me, pampered me, and made me cry ...

Download or read book Nether King s Genius Wife written by Mo Mo and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-03-07 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Qin Jing just crossed the time into a strange world and became the second noble daughter of the big family. She found that the nable daughter turned out to be a weakness who can casually bully. Not only was she sent to marry a ghost, but also suffered humiliation by others. Qin Jing decided to help her revenge and recapture everything that belongs to her. In the meantime, Qin Jing met her love and lived happily with him.☆About the Author☆Mo Mo, a new online novelist, with her excellent writing ability, she gets everyone's attention. Her work Nether King's Genius Wife has gained wide popularity with its rich imagination and beautiful language which readers like .

Download or read book Divine Doctor with Super Vision written by Xiao BaiCai and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 961 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The top quality little Daoist gained unparalleled inheritance went down the mountain to help the world, cured the sick and saved the world, and obtained the hearts of all kinds of beauties. He played the pig to eat the tiger, and finally reached immortality.

Download or read book Fated Marriage Underworld Boss Comes written by Si TuDaoRen and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-03-15 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between two lifetimes, the entanglement of three people, the helplessness of Yin and Yang, and the creation of the universe.At the age of twenty, when I was forced to marry, my husband was not human?Calling me mother's child was only a pawn that dragged me into hell?"I've never had any heart."Anyone who hated someone could fall deeply in love with someone.I tried my best to leave that gloomy Underworld."The ends of the earth. Don't even think about escaping."

Download or read book When I Was A Ghoul written by Dao MenLaoJiu and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-06-07 with total page 1110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty years ago, an ancient Tomb of the Warring States was washed out of the waters. Forty years later, a mysterious will from my grandfather once again brought me to the grave. Deep Mountain Ghost Village, Black Haired Zongzi, Yin-Yang Boy, my comrades and I will most likely die here, but we will still be unable to escape this cursed land! What exactly was it that caused two groups of grave robbers to all die tragically? What was it that scared Grandpa out of his wits? There was no shoveling at all, and the lights were out and the gold was not touched. The moment I opened the coffin, I knew that there was something more terrifying than ghosts ...

Download or read book My Demon Friend written by Yu WenYuLe and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: College student Lin Xiao had accidentally entered the world of demons. Humans and demons had actually survived for thousands of years! Fuxi Nuwa? Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors? Three Thousand Worlds? Myth is myth after all. Was the end of time and space a new era, and the cause of all the ancient grudges ... Three thousand six hundred lines, and a single dream that spanned the ages. In the blink of an eye, fate had sprung up within him. Close]

Download or read book Devil King s Cheap Wife written by Feng Ya and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-22 with total page 978 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Did you ever think that I would buy you for a hundred silver taels?" Han Xiu asked. Murong Qing shook her head, "I never thought you would be so poor that you couldn't even afford a steamed bun." "Actually, it's very cheap. It's only the money for a wild boar and a hare." "I'll catch a wild boar and hare and give them to you." Murong Qing gritted his teeth. "No need, just be a good wife to me." "No!" "You can't get married without a betrothal gift!" "That wild boar and hare are are betrothal gifts." "I'm that cheap!" "Yes, my cheap lady!" Han Xiu said proudly.