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  • Salesman in China

    by Leanna Brodie, Jovanni Sy ...
    Beijing, 1983. Two theatrical titans, Ying Ruocheng and Arthur Miller, are about to embark on one of the most groundbreaking productions in theatre history: Ying's Mandarin translation of Miller's influential masterpiece, Death of a Salesman. This unprecedented artistic partnership between China and the United States attracts widespread curiosity and skepticism. In the wake of the communist ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • A Taste of Empire

    by Jovanni Sy ...
    Everything we eat tells a story. In A Taste of Empire, delectable samples from a real-time cooking demonstration offer food for thought about colonialism and the ethics of modern-day food systems.“Food and Wine named him Chef of the Decade. In 2016 he was inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame. Recently Microsoft released the hit video game Maximo Cortés: Kitchen Gangsta. You’ve seen him on ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Nine Dragons

    by Jovanni Sy ...
    Set in 1920s Hong Kong, Nine Dragons is a hard-boiled detective fiction with a twist: an inquisition into colonialism, racism, assimilation, and the clash of cultures. It’s the classic mystery/detective genre overlaid with the topical issue of identity – a struggle that any person of colour faces in any society that privileges whiteness.It starts with murder: a wealthy, white woman is found dead. ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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