No exit, and three other plays /
In these four plays, Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of the drama. No Exit is an unforgettable portrayal of hell. The Flies is a modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. Dirty Hands is about a young intellectual torn between theory and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Vintage International,
1989.
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| Edition: | Vintage International ed. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description |
| Summary: | In these four plays, Jean-Paul Sartre, the great existentialist novelist and philosopher, displays his mastery of the drama. No Exit is an unforgettable portrayal of hell. The Flies is a modern reworking of the Electra-Orestes story. Dirty Hands is about a young intellectual torn between theory and praxis. The Respectful Prostitute is a scathing attack on American racism. 4 plays about an existential portrayal of Hell, the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict and an arresting attack on American racism. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the French. |
| Physical Description: | 275 pages ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0679725164 : 9780679725169 |