Blood and Gifts: J. T. Rogers

Synopsis:

My God, Russian soldiers being shot with Chinese bullets. Sometimes the world is so beautiful.

1981. As the Soviet army burns its way through Afghanistan and toward the critical Pakistani border, CIA operative Jim Warnock is sent to try and halt its bloody progress. Joining forces with a larger than life Afghan warlord and the Pakistani and British secret services, Jim spearheads the covert struggle. But in the face of mutual suspicion as the brutal chaos escalates, clear political action becomes impossible.

J. T. Rogers’ Blood and Gifts - an epic political thriller shot through with mad humour - premiered at the National Theatre, London, in September 2010.

'Rogers is that rarest of creatures: an American playwright with a social conscience and the desire to make damning connections between human psychology and ideology.' Time Out, New York

Tags:

Categorised as:
Music, Stage & Screen
Sub-categories:
Playscripts
Places:
Afghanistan; Middle East
Genres & Themes:
9 11; East Vs West; Espionage; Politics; Thriller; War
Blood and Gifts book cover

Selected edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571271160
Published:
23.09.2010
No of pages:
144
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