The Madman And The Nun & The Crazy Locomotive
by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz, Daniel Gerould, C. S. Durer, Stanislaw Witkiewicz

Name: The Madman And The Nun & The Crazy Locomotive
Brand: Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz
SKU: 9780936839837
Rating: 3.92 (120 reviews)

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Highlights

Female

Male

Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Interior SetEastern European

Awards & Recognition

Obie Award

1977 Obie Award

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the unique and absurd nature of the play, highlighting its historical context and engaging storytelling. Many find Witkiewicz's work compelling and worth analyzing, noting his influence on theatre. Overall, the play is seen as a fascinating exploration of madness and love.

Absurd and compelling storytellingGreat for educational purposesHigh-quality print editionUnique historical contextSome content may be too bizarre

Synopsis

Startling discontinuities and surprises erupt throughout these avant-garde landscapes by Poland's outstanding modern dramatist where duchesses and policemen, gangsters and surrealist painters, psychiatrists and locomotive engineers wander in and out, kill one another, and carry on philosophical conversations at the same time.

Publication

PublisherApplause Books

Year2000

BindingPaperback

Pages160

PlaceNew York, NY

LanguageEnglish

ISBN-139780936839837

ISBN-10093683983X

LCCN88007715

LCCPG7158.W52 A24 1988

DCC891.8/527

The Madman And The Nun & The Crazy Locomotive is a Eastern European play written by Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz and published by Applause Books in New York, NY (2000).

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