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Attempts on Her Life
Martin Crimp
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Description for Attempts on Her Life
Paperback. Attempts to describe her? Attempts to destroy her? Or attempts to destroy herself? Is Anne the object of violence? This title includes everything from pornography and ethnic violence, to terrorism and unprotected sex. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
Attempts on her Life 17 scenarios for the theatre
by Martin Crimp
Attempts to describe her?
Attempts to destroy her?
Or attempts to destroy herself?
Is Anne the object of violence?
Or its terrifying practitioner?
Martin Crimps 17 scenarios for the theatre, shocking and hilarious by turn, are a rollercoaster of late 20th-century obsessions. From pornography and ethnic violence, to terrorism and unprotected sex, its strange array of nameless characters attempt to invent the perfect story to encapsulate our time.
Since its premiere 10 years ago, Attempts on her Life has been ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571236695
SKU
V9780571236695
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Ref
99-99
About Martin Crimp
Martin Crimp was born in 1956. His plays include Three Attempted Acts (1985), Dealing with Clair (1988), Play with Repeats (1989), No One Sees the Video (1991), Getting Attention (1992), The Treatment (1993, winner of the John Whiting Award), Attempts on her Life (1997) and The Country (2000). He has translated or adapted work by Ionesco (The Chairs, 1997), Genet ... Read more
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