{"product_id":"dream-on-monkey-mountain-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a Caribbean island, the morning after a full moon, Felix Hobain tears through the market in a drunken rage. Taken away to sober up in jail, all that night he is gripped by hallucinations: the impoverished hermit believes he has become a healer, walking from village to village, tending to the sick, waiting for a sign from God. In this dream, his one companion, Moustique, wants to exploit his power. Moustique decides to impersonate a prophet himself, ignoring a coffin-maker who warns him he will die and enraging the people of the island. Hobain, half-awake in his desolate jail cell, terrorized by the specter of his friend's corruption, clings to his visionary quest. He will try to transform himself; to heal Moustique, his jailer, and his jail-mates; and to be a leader for his people. \u003ci\u003eDream on Monkey Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 1971 Obie Award for a Distinguished Foreign Play when it was first presented in New York, and Edith Oliver, writing in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, called it \"a masterpiece.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree of Derek's Walcott's most popular short plays are also included in this volume: \u003ci\u003eTi-Jean and His Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Malcochon, or The Six in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Sea at Dauphin\u003c\/i\u003e. In an expansive introductory essay, \"What the Twilight Says,\" the playwright explains his founding of the seminal dramatic company where these works were first performed, the Trinidad Theatre Workshop. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1970, \u003ci\u003eDream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential part of Walcott's vast and important body of work.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51323856584927,"sku":"9780374508609","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/HgJNUlT82M9780374508609.webp?v=1788422381","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/dream-on-monkey-mountain-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}