The Mrozek Reader

Klappentext Slawomir Mrozek has reigned as the preeminent playwright and satirist of Eastern Europe for the past half century. A sharp critic of all oppressive systems during the Cold War, he began his career as a young enthusiast for the new Communist regime in the early 1950s. It didn't take long, however, until he was deemed such a threat that his work was banned not only in his native Poland, but also in all Eastern bloc countries. After the fall of Communism, he returned home from self-imposed exile in the West and was recognized as a major literary figure. This reissue of fourteen plays and ten short stories, along with a sampling of his capricious cartoons, affirms Mrozek's mastery of a wide spectrum of styles, and illustrates the development of his talent over the decades.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Charles Gerould, Sawomir Mrozek, Slawomir Mrozek, Mrozek Slawomir
• Assisted by: Daniel Gerould (Editor), Gerould Daniel (Editor)
• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2004
• EAN: 9780802140661
• ISBN: 978-0-8021-4066-1
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Russia, HISTORY / Europe / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, Plays, Playscripts, c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Relating to specific and significant cultural interests, CULTURAL HERITAGE / Russian, Eastern Europe;Cold War;Communist;Poland;mystery;cartoons