{"product_id":"enemies-8","title":"Enemies","description":"\u003cp\u003e1905. Russia is at a turning point. Zakhar Bardin is from the landowning class, but is now the uneasy owner of a factory. His managing director is determined to face down militant workers on a point of principle. But the shutting of the business has tragic consequences for everyone concerned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGorky's extraordinary play, which was written in exile and banned in his home country, presents a panoramic view of a restless society, with a bourgeoisie no longer sure of its own values, and a working class steadily facing up to the terrifying sacrifices ahead. Described by Ronald Bryden in the \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e in 1971 as 'a real discovery . . . the missing link between Chekhov and the Russian revolution', \u003ci\u003eEnemies \u003c\/i\u003ehas a dramatic breadth, humour and ambition unique to Gorky. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaxim Gorky's \u003ci\u003eEnemies \u003c\/i\u003eis adapted by David Hare and premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in May 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54258387452248,"sku":"9780571232123","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780571232123.jpg?v=1765957512","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/enemies-8","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}