{"product_id":"the-noose-a-play-paperback","title":"The Noose: A Play - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrankétienne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAsselin Charles\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJean Jonassaint\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Noose\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003ePèlin-Tèt\u003c\/i\u003e) focuses on the lives of two Haitian immigrants living in a grubby basement apartment in New York City in 1978. One, Polydor, is a middle-class intellectual and political refugee. The other, Pyram, is a lower-class laborer. For the sake of saving money, the two have been sharing the apartment for three years. While Pyram is away working, Polydor apparently does nothing but read books on political theory. His source of funds remains a mystery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With recent productions in Canada and the United States, the publication of this play in English will provide a new generation of audiences access to this important text, accompanied by an introduction by translator Asselin Charles and an afterword by Jean Jonassaint, both preeminent scholars of Frankétienne's literary output.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrankétienne\u003c\/b\u003e (born Frank Étienne on April 12, 1936, in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) was a writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist, and intellectual. He was recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both French and Haitian Creole and has been called \"the father of Haitian letters\" by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. As a painter, he was known for his colorful abstract works, often emphasizing the colors blue and red. He was a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009 and was made a Commander of the Arts and Letters in 2010. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsselin Charles\u003c\/b\u003e is a retired professor of language and literature. He is the literary translator of many works, including Anténor Firmin's masterwork \u003ci\u003eThe Equality of the Human Races\u003c\/i\u003e and Frankétienne's great Kreyòl novel \u003ci\u003eDézafi\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 188\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.49 x 5.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47977721823453,"sku":"9780826500045","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/m-xJSCyxUw9780826500045.webp?v=1780091903","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-noose-a-play-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}