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Language: English
Published by Aurora Metro Publications, GB, 1999
ISBN 10: 095158779X ISBN 13: 9780951587799
Seller: Rarewaves USA, OSWEGO, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: New. This collection of award-winning plays features works from the cutting edge of Central and Eastern European theatre.With a foreword by Gerald Lidstone, Eastern Promise brings together seven women writers who have all experienced living at a time when their countries were part of a larger political entity. For Gabriela Preissova, it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, for the others, the soviet bloc. Some of the moral and political dilemmas their characters face range from the killing of a child, to the betrayal of a comrade, to reinventing oneself as a way of living in exile.Includes the plays: Belgrade Trilogy, The Tender Mercies, Tulip Doctor, The Chosen Ones, Jenufa (Her Stepdaughter), Nascendo, and, The Umbilical Cord.The PlaysBelgrade Trilogy by Biljana Srbljanovic (Yugoslavia): Set in Sydney, Los Angeles and Prague on New Year's Eve, the everyday life of young exiles from the Balkans, winner of the Slobodan Selenic Prize.The Tender Mercies by Sladjana Vujovic (Montenegro): Edinburgh Fringe First winner.".dazzling play upon the savagery of war." The ScotsmanTulip Doctor by Vera Filo (Hungary): Set against the background of war, life becomes a cartoon, where anything can happen and will.The Chosen Ones by Elena Popova (Belorussia): Winner of the European play competition, described as "poignant portrayal of post-communist society".Jenufa (Her Stepdaughter) by Gabriela Preissova (Czech): Portrays a secret birth and infanticide, the play aroused controversy when first written in 1890. It was the basis for Janacek's opera Jenufa and is translated into English now for the first time.Nascendo by Alina Nelega (Romania): Set in a Maternity ward on the eve of the revolution patients and staff reflect the divided nature of Romanian society.The Umbilical Cord by Krystyna Kofta (Poland): An intense family relationship, where ritual has replaced real life, interrogates ". A generation suffering moral defeat".
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Language: English
Published by Aurora Metro Publications, GB, 1999
ISBN 10: 095158779X ISBN 13: 9780951587799
Seller: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: New. This collection of award-winning plays features works from the cutting edge of Central and Eastern European theatre.With a foreword by Gerald Lidstone, Eastern Promise brings together seven women writers who have all experienced living at a time when their countries were part of a larger political entity. For Gabriela Preissova, it was the Austro-Hungarian Empire, for the others, the soviet bloc. Some of the moral and political dilemmas their characters face range from the killing of a child, to the betrayal of a comrade, to reinventing oneself as a way of living in exile.Includes the plays: Belgrade Trilogy, The Tender Mercies, Tulip Doctor, The Chosen Ones, Jenufa (Her Stepdaughter), Nascendo, and, The Umbilical Cord.The PlaysBelgrade Trilogy by Biljana Srbljanovic (Yugoslavia): Set in Sydney, Los Angeles and Prague on New Year's Eve, the everyday life of young exiles from the Balkans, winner of the Slobodan Selenic Prize.The Tender Mercies by Sladjana Vujovic (Montenegro): Edinburgh Fringe First winner.".dazzling play upon the savagery of war." The ScotsmanTulip Doctor by Vera Filo (Hungary): Set against the background of war, life becomes a cartoon, where anything can happen and will.The Chosen Ones by Elena Popova (Belorussia): Winner of the European play competition, described as "poignant portrayal of post-communist society".Jenufa (Her Stepdaughter) by Gabriela Preissova (Czech): Portrays a secret birth and infanticide, the play aroused controversy when first written in 1890. It was the basis for Janacek's opera Jenufa and is translated into English now for the first time.Nascendo by Alina Nelega (Romania): Set in a Maternity ward on the eve of the revolution patients and staff reflect the divided nature of Romanian society.The Umbilical Cord by Krystyna Kofta (Poland): An intense family relationship, where ritual has replaced real life, interrogates ". A generation suffering moral defeat".
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Language: English
Published by Clark & MacKay 5/1/2024, 2024
ISBN 10: 1923163809 ISBN 13: 9781923163805
Seller: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
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Language: English
Published by Theatre Communications Group, 2000
ISBN 10: 0953675734 ISBN 13: 9780953675739
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 200 pages. 8.50x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.
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Language: English
Published by Independently published, 2018
ISBN 10: 1982938889 ISBN 13: 9781982938888
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 64 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.16 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016
ISBN 10: 1533412588 ISBN 13: 9781533412584
Seller: Ria Christie Collections, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Add to basketCondition: New. Milojevic, Sladjana (illustrator). In.
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 20 pages. 11.00x0.05x8.50 inches. In Stock.
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