Various Voices
by Harold Pinter

Name: Various Voices
Brand: Harold Pinter
SKU: 9780571197286
Rating: 3.81 (77 reviews)

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Highlights

British

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the blend of humor and political commentary in Pinter's work, noting its relevance to contemporary issues. Many find the non-play pieces engaging and articulate, while some voices feel the poetry falls flat. Overall, the play seems to resonate well with those interested in the intricacies of language and identity.

Engaging political commentaryHumor and witInteresting character observationsPoetry sections leave some cold

Synopsis

Although best known for his plays, Harold Pinter has also written an extensive and wide-ranging body of other work since 1948; prose, prose fiction, poetry and political writings.

In this anthology Pinter presents his own selection, among which are A Note on Shakespeare (1950), a paean to the cricketer Len Hutton (1969), the short stories Kullus (1949) and Girls (1995), the poetry from School Life (1948), and political pieces - including many letters to the press - on the United States, Cuba, Kurdistan and Nicaragua.