{"product_id":"9780413765000","title":"Lieutenant of Inishmore","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLieutenant of Inishmore\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMartin McDonagh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eA farcical look at political violence as it's played out during the Troubles in Northern Ireland against the drab backdrop of a bare, rustic Irish cottage and unending boredom in an inhospitable environment in which a mutilated cat sets off a murderous cycle of revenge. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWee Thomas was a friendly cat. He would always say hello to you were you to see him sitting on a wall. (Pause.) He won't be saying hello no more, God bless him. Not with that lump of a brain gone.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho knocked Wee Thomas over on the lonely road on the island of Inishmore, and was it an accident? \"Mad Padraig\" will want to know when he gets back from a stint of torture and chip shop bombing in Northern Ireland: he loves that cat more than life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMartin McDonagh's first play \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty Queen of Leenane\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play \u003ci\u003eThe Pillowman \u003c\/i\u003ehad its world premiere at the Royal National Theatre and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film \u003ci\u003eSix Shooter\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 April 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780413765000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53099333157004,"sku":"9780413765000","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_cc4bce90-fb87-4713-9702-862e2be96403.jpg?v=1787139282","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780413765000","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}