Paradise of the Assassins

by Anthony Clark, Abdul Halim Sharar

Overview

An adventure story of love, devotion and betrayal.

Under Persian skies, in the valley of the Alburz mountains, Hussain falls asleep with his young love, Zamurrud. He awakes to find a letter perched on her grave. She is in Paradise.

To be reunited, must Hussain accept the Assassins’ creed?

Written a century ago by the famous Lucknow polymath and communist, Abdul Halim Sharar, this compelling story is adapted by award-winning director Anthony Clark and told with dynamic theatricality for our times.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786820341
Publisher:	Oberon Books
Publication date:	09/19/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Anthony Clark is the former Artistic Director of Hampstead Theatre, The Door Birmingham and Contact Theatre, Manchester. His plays include a translation of Tolstoy’s The Power of Darkness and Wake (Orange Tree Theatre), Tide Mark (RSC), Matter of Life and Death (National Theatre), Green (Contact Theatre) and Our Brother David (Watford Palace Theatre).
His musical adaptations for children include Pinocchio, The Pied Piper, The Red Balloon, Winnie the Witch and Little Wolf’s Book of Badness. All are published by Oberon Books.