Three acclaimed works for the stage by Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for LiteratureWritten from 1950s to the 1970s, the three plays collected here reflect the social and political concerns of the times, and are rich with Doris Lessing's characteristic passion and incisiveness.
The thrilling ninth classic installment in the Martin Beck detective series from the 1960s - the novels that have inspired all Scandinavian crime fiction.
Drei Freitage, zwei alte Freunde, ein Gasthaus - wo Realität auf Zukunftsängste und Geister der Vergangenheit trifftÜber die Angst vorm Vergessenwerden18 Uhr – um diese Zeit treffen sich Werner, Dozent, und Richard, Buchhändler, an drei aufeinanderfolgenden Freitagen im Gasthaus "Zur tschechischen Botschaft".
Quentin is a successful lawyer in New York, but inside his head he is struggling with his own sense of guilt and the shadows of his past relationships.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire is the tale of a catastrophic confrontation between fantasy and reality, embodied in the characters of Blanche DuBois and Stanley Kowalski.
This is a collection of the plays of George Bernard Shaw that includes "e;The Millionairess"e;, "e;Too True to be Good"e; and "e;The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles"e;.
This volume features the play Misalliance, which explores the incongruities of human nature and family life, and Shaw's one-act burlesque, The Fascinating Foundling.
When Ellie Dunn joins a house-party at the home of the eccentric Captain Shotover, she causes a stir with her decision to marry for money rather than love, and the Captain's forthright daughter Hesione protests vigorously against the pragmatic young woman's choice.
A fascinating playbill of stories from the weird and wonderful world of Shakespearean theatre through the centuries, including distinguished actors falling off stages, fluffed lines, performances in the dark, and why you must never, ever say the name of that Scottish play, especially if you are Peter O'Toole.
