{"product_id":"brixton-stories-and-happy-birthday-mister-deka-d-the-short-and-happy-life-of-ossic-jones-9780413771810","title":"Brixton Stories and Happy Birthday, Mister Deka D: The Short and Happy Life of Ossic Jones","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo plays by one of Britain's most prolific young black authors \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrixton Stories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOssie Jones is an immigration lawyer in Brixton, London, a place full of wordmongers, preachers and prophets. One day he falls into a coma, is arrested for a crime he has not committed and is locked up in prison with a triple-lifer. Biyi Bandele's witty and engaging play is in a world in which fantasy may, troublingly, be more real than reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrixton Stories premiered at The Tricycle Theatre, London, 2001. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHappy Birthday, Mister Deka D \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I went for a walk. I fought in a war. I took long rides on the tube. I met someone new. We had a child. She met someone new. The seasons changed. I changed with the seasons... That's why I'm here.' Relationships are as elusive as memory iself in this poetic and lyrical play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHappy Birthday Mister Deka D premiered at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh in August 1999 and transferred to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith.Praise for Happy Birthday, Mister Deka D: \"A little miracle of stillness\" Independent\u003cbr\u003e\"A perky, quirky look at love, laughter and forgetting, Mister Deka D suggests that only when you stop avoiding the issue are you able to move on\" The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Biyi Bandele\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.84h x 5.10w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780413771810\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43125479506035,"sku":"9.78041E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_65163c46-b86e-4d2d-aa1e-2c948f460b69.jpg?v=1749648167","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/brixton-stories-and-happy-birthday-mister-deka-d-the-short-and-happy-life-of-ossic-jones-9780413771810","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}