And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers
by Charles Marowitz, Tom Bishop, Helen Gary Bishop, Barbara Wright, Fernando Arrabal, Everard D'Harnoncourt, Adele Shank

Name: And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers
Brand: Charles Marowitz
SKU: 9780802151223
Rating: 3.9 (106 reviews)

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Readers have mixed feelings about this collection. While some appreciate the absurdity and thematic depth, others find the works difficult to engage with, citing pacing issues and a lack of cohesive impact. There's a recognition that the plays may shine more in performance than on the page.

Absurd humor and creativityThematic depth on human natureSome find it a slog to readNot all plays resonate well

Synopsis

Arrabal writes from deep conviction and his experience as a political prisoner in a Spanish jail.

A handful of men in a cell reenact their suppressions, their dreams, their desires for love and freedom; all of which climax when the wife of one of them loses her pleas to the justices and he is subjected to an ugly death for acts of social justice committed many years earlier.

And They Put Handcuffs on the Flowers is published in the collection Guernica and Other Plays .