The Swallows (Playscripts S.) - Hardcover

Dubillard, Roland

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714506478 ISBN 13: 9780714506470

Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd, 1969

Synopsis

`The Swallows' tells the story of a young country girl,
Germaine, who comes to Madame Severin's shop in answer to an advertisement
for an assistant. She mistakenly comes to the next door shop which is run
by Bertrand, Madame Severin's nephew and his friend Fernand, where the
stock may vary from broken china to motor cycles according to the mood of
the vague and disorganized young men. More than this, however, `The
Swallows' is an exposition of the absurdities of our daily life, of the
need for love and affection, of the tragedy of growing old and of the
continual desire for the new and untried.

The play itself has had a chequered career. Acclaimed by the Parisian
playwrights, Ionesco and Anouilh among them, it had previously received
indifferent reviews from the critics.

About this title

About the Author

Roland Dubillard was born in France, live in Paris and is in his
forties. He was first known as an actor and cabaret artist until `The
Swallows' and his second play, `The House of Bones' were produced in Paris
and highly praised by leading Parisian dramatists. He has also written a
volume of poetry which is in the process of being translated into English.
He belongs to no school, either as founder or follower, but, like Rimbaud
with whom he has much in common both in character and his work, he occupies
a unique position in modern European literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: Calder Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 1969
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0714506478
• ISBN 13: 9780714506470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 120