The Belle Vue Oberon Modern Plays
by [Ödön von Horváth]
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Horváth's setting for this black political farce is a seedy hotel in Central Europe in the 1920s where the only guest is a drunken, ageing nymphomaniac - wealthy and despotic. Under her sole occupancy the hotel is falling apart and sliding even deeper into decadence. There is no future and no hope until a young woman arrives with a fortune to spend. What follows is a riot of confusion and mistaken identities, satirising the despair and futility of a continent poised on the brink of fascism.
Horváth (1901-1938) was accidentally killed in Paris after fleeing from the Nazis. The Belle Vue, one of 16 plays, was not performed until 1969. This translation marked the British premiere, in a production by the Actors Touring Company.
Product Details
- Oberon Books Brand
- Jan 1, 1998 Pub Date:
- 9781870259736 ISBN-13:
- 1870259734 ISBN-10:
- 88.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 7.81 in * 0.19 in * 5.06 in Dimensions:
- 0 lb Weight:
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