Fanshen
by David Hare
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the blend of historical context and dramatic storytelling in the play. Many believe it effectively balances its informative aspects with entertainment, though some feel it leans heavily towards being a historical document.
Synopsis
In vividly dramatic form, this play tells how a remote Chinese village comes to terms with Communism.
Every revolution creates new words.
The Chinese revolution created a whole new vocabulary in which a very important word is "fanshen" which literally means "to turn the body" or "to turn over."
To hundreds of millions of landless and poor peasants it means to stand up, throw off the landlords' yoke, and gain land, stock, and houses.
Moreover it means to enter a new world and this play is the story of how the peasants of Long Bow build a new world.|2 women, 7 men
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Fanshen is a British play written by David Hare and published by Samuel French in London (1976).
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Samuel French · 1976 · 70 pp
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