{"product_id":"king-troll-the-fawn-paperback","title":"King Troll (the Fawn) - 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\u003eSonali Bhattacharyya\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant parable for our times, combining impish humour with social fury. --\u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikita and Riya are two South Asian sisters: insecure, stateless, and desperate for somewhere to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNikita's work with young migrants requires her to keep her savior complex in check as she negotiates the challenges and hypocrisy of the third sector. Meanwhile, Riya is offered the chance to create an advocate in the form of a homunculus (or fawn), and sees a chance to elevate herself above the cruelty meted out to others.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonali Bhattacharyya's play \u003ci\u003eKing Troll (The Fawn)\u003c\/i\u003e is a dark and dystopian exploration of migrant experiences in all their complexity--and the troll that lives within all of us, whispering me, not us, and definitely me first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonali Bhattacharyya\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning playwright whose plays include: \u003ci\u003eKing Troll (The Fawn)\u003c\/i\u003e (Kali Theatre\/New Diorama, London, 2024); \u003ci\u003eLiberation Squares\u003c\/i\u003e (Fifth Word tour, 2024); \u003ci\u003eChasing Hares\u003c\/i\u003e (Young Vic, London, 2022); \u003ci\u003eTwo Billion Beats\u003c\/i\u003e (Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, 2022; an earlier version was staged by the Orange Tree in 2021 as part of their Inside\/Outside season), \u003ci\u003eMegaball\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre Learning), \u003ci\u003e2066\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Invisible Boy\u003c\/i\u003e (Kiln Theatre), and \u003ci\u003eWhite Open Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e (Pentabus Theatre). \u003ci\u003eChasing Hares\u003c\/i\u003e was the winner of Theatre Uncut's 2021 Political Playwriting Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43943519813767,"sku":"9781839043765","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/mSpa2199JH9781839043765.webp?v=1771552188","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/king-troll-the-fawn-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}