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“A continuously engaging, vitally engaged play about thorny questions of identity and religion in the contemporary world, with an accent on the incendiary topic of how radical Islam and the terrorism it inspires have affected the public discourse.” New York Times

New York. Today. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is happy, in love, and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. But beneath the veneer, success has come at a price. When Amir and his artist wife, Emily, host an intimate dinner party at their Upper East Side apartment, what starts out as a friendly conversation soon escalates into something far more damaging.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2013, Disgraced premiered in Chicago before transferring to New York's Lincoln Center in 2012.

This new Modern Classics edition features an introduction by J.T. Rogers.

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107 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Methuen Drama
Publication date

Jan. 14 2021
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About the Author

Ayad Akhtar is a screenwriter, playwright, actor, and novelist. He is the author of the novel American Dervish and was nominated for a 2006 Independent Spirit Award for best screenplay for the film The War Within. His plays include Disgraced, recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama; The Who & The What and The Invisible Hand, both of which received Off-Broadway runs and are being produced around the world; and Junk, produced at Lincoln Center in 2017 He lives in New York City. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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"The best play I saw last year.... [a] quick-witted and shattering drama.... DISGRACED rubs all kinds of unexpected raw spots with intelligence and humor." ---Linda Winer, Newsday

"A sparkling and combustible contemporary drama.... Ayad Akhtar's one-act play deftly mixes the political and personal, exploring race, freedom of speech, political correctness, even the essence of Islam and Judaism. The insidery references to the Hamptons and Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and art critic Jerry Saltz are just enough to make audience members feel smart.... Akhtar...has lots to say about America and the world today. He says it all compellingly, and none of it is comforting." ---Philip Boroff, Bloomberg Businessweek

"Compelling... DISGRACED raises and toys with provocative and nuanced ideas." ---Jesse Oxfeld, New York Observer

"A continuously engaging, vitally engaged play about thorny questions of identity and religion in the contemporary world.... In dialogue that bristles with wit and intelligence, Mr. Akhtar...puts contemporary attitudes toward religion under a microscope, revealing how tenuous self-image can be for people born into one way of being who have embraced another.... Everyone has been told that politics and religion are two subjects that should be off limits at social gatherings. But watching Mr. Akhtar's characters rip into these forbidden topics, there's no arguing that they make for ear-tickling good theater." ---Charles Isherwood, New York Times

"[A] blistering social drama about the racial prejudices that secretly persist in progressive cultural circles." ---Marilyn Stasio, Variety

"Terrific.... DISGRACED...unfolds with speed, energy and crackling wit.... The evening will come to a shocking end, but before that, there is the sparkling conversation, expertly rendered on the page by Akhtar.... Talk of 9/11, of Israel and Iran, of terrorism and airport security, all evokes uncomfortable truths. Add a liberal flow of alcohol and a couple of major secrets suddenly revealed, and you've got yourself one dangerous dinner party..... In the end, one can debate what the message of the play really is. Is it that we cannot escape our roots, or perhaps simply that we don't ever really know who we are, deep down, until something forces us to confront it? Whatever it is, when you finally hear the word 'disgraced' in the words of one of these characters, you will no doubt feel a chill down your spine." ---Jocelyn Noveck, AP

"Offers an engaging snapshot of the challenge for upwardly mobile Islamic Americans in the post-9/11 age." ---Thom Geier, Entertainment Weekly

"Akhtar digs deep to confront uncomfortable truths about the ways we look at race, culture, class, religion, and sex in this bracingly adult, unflinching drama... [He] writes incisive, often quite funny dialogue and creates vivid characters, managing to cover a lot of ground in a mere four scenes and 80 minutes. Akhtar doesn't offer any solutions to the thorny issues he presents so effectively. What he does is require us to engage them, and that's a very good and necessary thing." ---Erik Haagensen, Backstage.com

"DISGRACED stands among recent marks of an increasing and welcome phenomenon: the arrival of South Asian and Middle Eastern Americans as presences in our theater's dramatis personae, matching their presence in our daily life. Like all such phenomena, it carries a double significance. An achievement and a sign of recognition for those it represents, for the rest of us it constitutes the theatrical equivalent of getting to know the new neighbors-something we had better do if we plan to survive as a civil society." ---Michael Feingold, The Village Voice

"Skillfully adopts the well-worn dramatic device of the imploding dinner party to scratch beneath the surface of multicultural harmony.... Smart, spiky entertainment.... A stimulating, sobering work from a distinctive new American playwright."―David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08TBSC7T2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Methuen Drama; 1st edition (Jan. 14 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 209 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 107 pages

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In excellent condition, as described. Delivered on time as expected.

Reviewed in Canada on March 23, 2017

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A beautifully constructed and impactful play.

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Excellent script

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KGBeast

Viel Hype für ziemlich dünne Suppe

Reviewed in Germany on March 7, 2022

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Emily – eine aufstrebende Künstlerin - ist mit Amir Kapoor zusammen, einem aus Pakistan stammenden Junganwalt, der hart daran arbeitet Partner in einer renommierten New Yorker Kanzlei zu werden. Deswegen ist es ihm ein wenig unangenehm, dass ihn sein Neffe Hussein, der sich seit einiger Zeit Abe Jensen nennt, darum bittet, einen Muslimischen Geistlichen zu vertreten, der wegen möglicher Terrorismusverbindungen vor Gericht steht. Denn zum Einen folgt er selbst dem Koran schon lange nicht mehr und zum Anderen ist er sich sicher, dass seine Vorgesetzten das eher negativ für die Reputation der Kanzlei sehen könnten. Und das ist nur eines seiner Probleme.

Emily hat sich in ihrem Schaffen neu orientiert und ist von Landschaftsbildern umgeschwenkt zur Darstellung von Menschen im Umfeld einer islamisch fundierten Bildsprache. Und zunächst muss Amir dafür als Modell herhalten. Isaac, Emilys Agent, findet die neue Richtung nach einigem Zögern ganz vielversprechend, aber Gespräche um diese neue Linie führen zwischen dem jüdischen Isaac und dem muslimischen Amir immer wieder zu Spannungen – Spannungen, die sich durch Jory, Isaacs Lebensgefährtin und Mitarbeiterin in der gleichen Kanzlei in der auch Amir tätig ist, noch erhöhen.

Dass dies alles zu immer mehr Spannungen führen muss, die schließlich explodieren, erscheint un-vermeidlich – und so ist es auch. Diese Unausweichlichkeit, zusammen mit den stereotypen Namensgebungen und dem Auswälzen ziemlich ausgelutschter Streitpunkte in einem gesellschaftlichen Umfeld, dass für das Gros der Menschheit ein privilegierter anderer Planet ist, macht es sehr schwierig, für irgendeine Figur – außer vielleicht Amir – Sympathie zu entwickeln. Dafür sind einige Diskussionspunkte außerhalb dieser Kreise für wirklich niemanden relevant. Zu Lebenserfahrungen dunkelhäutiger Muslime in den USA seit der Einführung des Patriot Acts gibt es wirklich wesentlich bessere Literatur, wie etwa ‚The Reluctant Fundamentalist‘.

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Christine Rodenbeck

eine gute Unterrichtslektüre

Reviewed in Germany on July 18, 2014

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Das Buch ist eine wahre Goldgrube für die Vorbereitung aufs Baden Württembergische Abitur und zum Behandeln aktueller Ereignisse. Es ist einfach geschrieben enthält aber ein paar umgangssprachliche Wendungen mit denen manche Schüler etwas kämpfen. Es sind so wenige Seiten, dass sich das Buch gut in eine kurze Epoche einbauen lässt.

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Hans G. Hoser

Actuel, excellent, captivant !

Reviewed in France on November 24, 2014

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On se demande ce que l'on pourrait encore ajouter aux nombreuses louages que cette pièce a déjà reçu. Peut-être ceci : je conseille même à ceux qui hésiteraient encore à lire une pièce de théatre, de tenter celle-ci. Ils seront captés dès les premières pages et vont dévorer ce texte jusqu'à la dernière page. Et ensuite essayer tout ce qu'ils peuvent, pour aller voir cette pièce au théatre !

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Paris writer

Great work, concise and powerful!

Reviewed in France on May 14, 2014

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Loved this play. Contemporary and very much in tune with current themes. At once personally touching and universal in reach. Highly recommend.

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sehr zufrieden und empfehlenswert

Reviewed in Germany on February 7, 2016

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Sehr gute Zustand war wie neu und gute preisverhälltnis.
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