Heather Raffo's Iraq Plays: The Things That Can't Be Said

<i>The Things That Can¿t Be Said: Three Plays About Iraq</i> is a trilogy of plays by renowned Iraqi American playwright/performer Heather Raffo including <i>9 Parts of Desire, Fallujah: The </i><i>First Opera about the Iraq War</i>, and <i>Noura</i>. In these three works Raffo explores the indelible effects of war on Iraqis, Americans, and the refugees caught between the two cultures. When considered together, these three works give voice to nearly two decades of rarely examined traumas that have reshaped cultural and national identity for both Americans and Iraqis since the events of 9/11. Heather Raffo is a renowned playwright and performer whose work has been described by The New Yorker as an example of ¿how art can remake the world.¿ An American with Iraqi heritage, her work is seen as a rare bridge between western and eastern cultures.With ongoing debates about the legacy of America¿s foreign wars and future role in the Middle East, this volume offers a uniquely historical and de