Where are all those movements you made, those passions, those
sighs, those sentences, those monologues? They're still here
somewhere, in this air, in this space. Things like that don't just
vanish. (from Shades of Babel) Goran Stefanovski (1952-2018) was an
internationally recognised ex-Yugoslav playwright. Four of his five
plays published here have never been available in English before.
They all illustrate Stefanovski’s characteristic use of source
material, particularly folk tales and myth, to present a striking
vision of the human condition, especially in the extreme
circumstances of war, exile and political insecurity. Except for
the elegiac Sarajevo, these plays are written in the playwright’s
favourite genre of tragi-comedy. The short scenes and robust
dialogue mark them out as the work of a connoisseur of the language
of theatre. The Black Hole, the first play in this collection, is
considered by the Italian theatre director Paolo Magelli to be the
best European play of the 1980s and is still regularly performed in
theatres worldwide. The Conrad Press is proud to be publishing this
remarkable, highly engaging, intensely dramatic collection of plays
by a master playwright.
General
Imprint: |
The Conrad Press
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
July 2019 |
Authors: |
Goran Stefanovski
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-911546-62-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-911546-62-7 |
Barcode: |
9781911546627 |
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