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Racing Demon
David Hare
Absence of War
by David Hare
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Readers have mixed feelings about the play's execution. While some appreciate the writing and character exploration, others find the narrative lackluster and the main character unconvincing as a leader. The play's straightforwardness is seen as both a strength and a weakness, leading to varied responses.
Well-written as expected from Hare Interesting take on political themes Main character lacks plausibility Some find it boring
Synopsis
After a long period of turmoil, the Leader's office has imposed an uneasy period of calm on the Labour Party.
But the leader, George Jones, knows he has only one chance of power.
The third part of a trilogy of plays about British institutions, The Absence of War offers an original look at the way modern politicians think and act, as well as a meditation on the classic problems of leadership.
Alongside the first two parts of the trilogy, Racing Demon and Murmuring Judges
, about the Church and the Law, David Hare has also written Asking Around
, a documentary book which supplies the background to the writing of the plays.
Publication
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year 1994
Binding Paperback
Pages 96
Place London
Language English
ISBN-13 9780571170715
ISBN-10 0571170714
eISBN-13 9780571301423
LCCN 2003447989
LCC PR6058.A678 A63 1993
DCC 822/.914
Absence of War is a British play written by David Hare and published by Faber & Faber in London (1994).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play (eISBN 9780571301423).
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