Eastern Promise

Sian Evans (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 095158779X / ISBN 13: 9780951587799

Verlag: Aurora Metro Books, 2005

Eastern Promise | Sian Evans (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2005 | Aurora Metro Books | EAN 9780951587799 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 133142438

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A collection of the best plays from central and eastern europe. BELGRADE 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) A three-hander about torture, power and language. Edinburgh fringe first winner. ~ 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 CHOSEN ONES by ELENA POPOVA (Belorussia) Winner of the first European play competition 'A poignant portrayal of postcommunist society.' ~ THE UMBILICAL CORD by KRYSTYNA KOFTA (Poland) An intense family relationship, where ritual has replaced real life. '...a generation suffering moral defeat.' ~ TULIP DOCTOR by VERA FILO (Hungary) Set against the background of war, life becomes a cartoon, where anything can happen and will. ~ JENUFA (HER STEPDAUGHTER) by GABRIELA PREISSOVA (Czech) The tragic tale of a secret birth and infanticide. The play was the basis for Janacek's opera 'Jenufa' and was translated into English for the first time for this collection.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Gabriela Preissová born in 1862, in Kutná Hora near Prague. From childhood almost to the end of the century she lived in the Slovácko region of Moravia, where she was fascinated by the local traditions and dialect. Her first published writings were Tales from Slovácko, one of which, the Beginning of a Romance was used by Leos Janáèek as the basis for his first opera. Both her plays were also set in Slovácko, The Farmer's Woman (National Theatre, Prague 1889) and Her Stepdaughter (National Theatre, Prague 1890). Both were also turned into operas; The Farmer's Woman as Eva, by J.B. Foerster and Her Step-daughter as Jenufa by Leos Janáèek. Preissová, who died in 1946, never again achieved the success of her earlier works.

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Titel: Eastern Promise
Verlag: Aurora Metro Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu