{"product_id":"gratiano-pb-w9","title":"Ross Ericson: GRATIANO W9 [2019] paperback","description":"Bassanio has been murdered and, under suspicion, Gratiano is forced to revisit his Fascist past. He was never the hero - just a minor character, the plucky comic relief - but he never thought he would play the villain... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a challenging sequel to William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, this one-man monologue written in a mixture of verse and prose explores the politics of prejudice in the 20th century.  Amongst the turmoil of post-war Italy we read between the lines of Shakespeare's classic tale, examine the true nature of the characters and ask just how Mussolini managed to use democracy to turn a people against themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the 2019 tour.","brand":"Ericson, Ross","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42323463930041,"sku":"9781350113497","price":13.75,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ericson-ross-ross-ericson-gratiano-w9-2019-paperback-9781350113497-59839317639507.jpg?v=1730449019","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/gratiano-pb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}