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the empire book : available now

"The Philosopher’s Wife is a dark, violent and intellectually rigorous medieval version of Pygmalion, geared for the modern age."

- Carly Maga, The Toronto Star

"Four Sisters’ diversions and beauty never detract from the protestations at its heart. This is a plea against the ghettoization of the poor or otherwise marginalized, against the systematic devaluation of those who aren’t deemed prized contributors to a distinctly patriarchal brand of advanced capitalism."

- José Teodoro, NOW Magazine

“Fournier has tortured history . . . She’s compressed wars of conquest, religious wars, colonial wars and wars on terror into a single fictional war that alludes to them all.”

- J. Kelly Nestruck, The Globe and Mail

Explore a world on the edge of change through three epic stories spanning five hundred years of imagined history, unpacking systems of power and what we are capable of in the pursuit of freedom. More than just three published plays, The Empire has been adapted to book form, complete with insights into the making-of, an archival museum, full colour photos, and never before seen creative content. Order your copy today through Playwrights Canada Press.