The invisible hand
Subtitle: a play
By: Ayad Akhtar
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Back Bay Books, and imprint of Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9780316324533
Subjects: Political violence; International finance; Islam and politics; Hostages; Kidnapping victims; Economics; Drama; Psychology; Economic forecasting; Terrorism; Political kidnapping; Islam
Description: "In remote Pakistan, Nick Bright awaits his fate. A successful financial trader, Nick is kidnapped by an Islamic militant group, but with no one negotiating his release, he agrees to an unusual plan. He will earn his own ransom by helping his captors manipulate and master the world commodities and currency markets"--Amazon.com.
Notes: "World premiere as a one-act play on March 7, 2012, at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri"--Page xvii.