The Bald Soprano and Other Plays
By: Eugène Ionesco
4.03
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The leading figure of absurdist theater and one of the great innovators of the modern stage, Eugene…
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1. The Balcony
By: Jean Genet
3.81
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
Book jacket/back: The setting of Jean Genet's celebrated play is a brothel that caters to refined s… read more
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- france
- french literature
- fiction
- 20th century
- plays
- drama
"The pimp has a grin, never a smile."-Jean Genet, The Balcony
"It's a true image, born of a false spectacle."-Jean Genet, The Balcony
"It's the hour when night breaks away from the day, my dove, let me go."-Jean Genet, The Balcony
"One can hear all that's going on in the street. Which means that from the street one can hear what's going on in this house."-Jean Genet, The Balcony
2. The Wild Duck
By: David Eldridge , Henrik Ibsen
3.79
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic, published to tie-in with the production at the Don… read more
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"Folk er syke, omtrent alle ihop dessverre."-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck
"He is suffering from an acute attack of integrity."-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck
"...brug ikke det udenlandske ord: Idealer, vi har jo det gode norske Løgne."-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck
"Most people are ennobled by the actual presence of death. But how long do you suppose this nobility will last in him?"-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck
3. Miss Julie
By: David French , August Strindberg
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
The mortal conflict of the sexes, traced here by Strindberg in the clash between an aristocratic yo… read more
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4. Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
By: Sophocles , John Harrison , Shomit Dutta
3.92
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
Written in the fifth century B.C., Sophocles' tragedy concerns the shame and death of Ajax, a Greek… read more
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- theatre
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"If you try to cure evil with evil you will add more pain to your fate."-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
"To look on self-wrought woes, when no other has had a hand in them- this lays sharp pangs to the soul."-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
"Which would you choose if you could: pleasure for yourself despite your friends or a share in their grief?"-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
"AGAMEMNÔN. Il n’est pas facile à un roi d’être pieux. ODYSSEUS. Mais les rois peuvent obéir aux amis qui les conseillent bien."-Sophocles, Ajax (Translations from Greek Drama)
5. Waiting for Godot
By: Samuel Beckett
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Cuando en 1953 se estreno en Paris Esperando a Godot, casi nadie sabia quien era Samuel Beckett, sa… read more
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- plays
6. The Zoo Story
By: Edward Albee
3.90
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
The Zoo Story is a one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee. His first play, it was written… read more
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- 20th century
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"Sometimes it’s necessary to go a long distance out of the way in order to come back a short distance correctly."-Edward Albee, The Zoo Story
"Now, here is what I had wanted to happen: I had tried to love, and I had tried to kill, and both had been unsuccessful by themselves."-Edward Albee, The Zoo Story
7. Hedda Gabler
By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer
3.93
Format: None pages, Paperback
Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of… read more
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8. The Trouble with Being Born
By: Richard Howard , Emil M. Cioran
4.53
Format: 194 pages, Paperback
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- france
9. The Piano Lesson
By: August Wilson
3.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
August Wilson has already given the American theater such spell-binding plays about the black exper… read more
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10. The Zombie Room
By: R.D. Ronald
3.64
Format: None pages, ebook
An unlikely bond is forged between three men from very different backgrounds when they serve time t… read more
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11. Six Characters in Search of an Author
By: Luigi Pirandello , Edward Storer
3.91
Format: 337 pages, Paperback
One of the major figures of modern theater, Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) wrote dramas and satires t… read more
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12. Sweet Bird of Youth
By: Tennessee Williams
3.77
Format: None pages,
The very title of Sweet Bird of Youth is one of ironic pity. The two chief characters--a raddled ha… read more
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13. Proof
By: David Auburn
3.63
Format: 256 pages,
"One of the most acclaimed plays of recent seasons, Proof explores the unknowability of love as muc… read more
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14. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
By: Tom Stoppard , None
3.48
Format: None pages,
Hamlettold from the worm's-eye view of two minor characters, bewildered Rosencrantz and Guildenster… read more
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15. The Birthday Party
By: Harold Pinter
3.23
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seem… read more
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16. The Lion in Winter
By: James Goldman
3.52
Format: None pages, Paperback
Insecure siblings fighting for their parents' attention; bickering spouses who can't stand to be to… read more
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17. His Forefathers and Mick
By: Michael G. Kramer
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
"His forefathers and Mick", traces the riveting saga of the Kramer family across three tumultuous g… read more
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"Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Kurt said, “I have always wanted to wipe that self-satisfied smug look from the face of thee Prussian Pickle!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Heinrich replied, “The fact that Kramer’s radio station has been wiped out by the British Navy in now classified information!"-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
"Fritz Kramer said, “I cannot see why my treatment of my Chinese workers as equals should cause any German, American or British person any concern."-Michael G. Kramer, His Forefathers and Mick
18. Wife For Sale
By: Tabita Gutu
4.41
Format: 232 pages, Hardcover
Take an unhappy married couple with a small baby, a man whose wife died in a tragic accident and ca… read more
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19. Create Dangerously
By: Albert Camus
3.84
Format: 58 pages, Paperback
'To create today is to create dangerously' Camus argues passionately that the artist has a respo… read more
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- france
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"Artists, like everyone else, must take up their oars without dying, if possible."-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously
"To paint a still life, a painter and an apple must confront and adjust to each other."-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously
"Perhaps there is no peace for an artist other than the peace found in the heat of combat."-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously
"But now the artist is in the amphitheatre. Of necessity, his voice is not quite the same; it is not nearly so firm."-Albert Camus, Create Dangerously
20. The Bald Soprano and Other Plays
By: Eugène Ionesco
4.03
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
The leading figure of absurdist theater and one of the great innovators of the modern stage, Eugene… read more
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- literature
- theatre
- romanian literature
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- french literature
- fiction
- 20th century
- plays
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21. Homecoming Queen
By: Chad Boudreaux
4.31
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
NO ONE EVER LEAVES MIRANDA TWICE Anika Raven faces the challenge of a lifetime. She must rescue … read more
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"But things had changed, and now she sat in her car outside her childhood residence staring at an open gate with a fifteen-inch Bowie knife in her lap, thinking. "-Chad Boudreaux, Homecoming Queen
"Anika nodded, reflecting on her situation as the sirens grew louder. She had some time, but cops, hurricanes, and jealous women weren’t the party favors she’d expected for her homecoming parade."-Chad Boudreaux, Homecoming Queen
"Ascending the creaky steps, she heard the old timers discussing the weather. But this wasn’t the usual small talk. They ranked Texas storms. Not by category, wind speed, or monetary damage, but by ca…"-Chad Boudreaux, Homecoming Queen
"She remembered what her old priest had said: a half-truth masquerading as a whole truth was nothing but an untruth. But half-truths were horseplay in Miranda, where big lies came quick and easy. And …"-Chad Boudreaux, Homecoming Queen
