Yasmina Reza: Plays 1
by Christopher Hampton

Yasmina Reza: Plays 1 Book Cover
Yasmina Reza: Plays 1 Cover

Synopsis

Now in one volume, the works of "the most successful international playwright of her generation" (Vogue)

Yasmina Reza's plays reflect the razor sharp wit, social commentary, and impeccable comedic timing that have earned the praise of critics throughout the world, none more so than the Tony Award-winning Art, an eccentric and clever play of ideas that took the American theater community by storm.

In this sly critique of contemporary relationships, Reza skillfully picks apart the friendship of three men via a bowl of olives and a white-on-white painting.

Now translated into more than 30 languages, Art continues to be performed worldwide, even as Reza's other plays have garnered similar acclaim.

Life x 3, Reza's most recent offering, again highlights her satirical wit as two couples face off in three different versions of the dinner from hell.

Praised as "compact, cool and clever" by Christopher Isherwood of Variety, Reza uses the acidic exchanges of her characters to illuminate their inner desire for love and acceptance.

Also included in this edition are two earlier plays, The Unexpected Man and Conversations After a Burial.

Each elucidates the startling difference between public and private life, be it in the confines of a train compartment or a country estate in the aftermath of a loved one's passing.

Publication

Publisher
Faber & Faber
Year Published
2005
ISBN 10
0571221912
ISBN 13
9780571221912
Binding
Paperback
Edition
1st
Print Length
280 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCC
PQ2678.E955 P5313 2005
DCC
842.912
Print
Yasmina Reza: Plays 1 is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Faber & Faber in London, 2005. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780571221912 and an ISBN-10 of 0571221912.

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