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Paperback. Series: Drama Classics S. Num Pages: 102 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 108 x 7. Weight in Grams: 108.
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price
Molière's classic farce, Le Malade Imaginaire, in a fresh and performable translation.
The 'imaginary invalid' Argan is so obsessed with his health that he fails to notice what is happening around him in his own family. His scheming wife and loving daughter are finally revealed to him in their true light by Argan's brother, who poses as a quack doctor and suggests he feigns death to test their loyalty.
This English version of Molière's The Hypochondriac, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
102
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Series
Drama Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
125
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854591975
SKU
V9781854591975
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622–1673), known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. Among Molière's best known works are The Misanthrope, The School for Wives, Tartuffe, The Miser, The Imaginary Invalid and The Bourgeois Gentleman.
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