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3082319The Secret Rapture and Other Playshttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-secret-rapture-and-other-plays-9780802196446/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3842584/f5babbe7-c95a-4fef-b6ee-2a834c9ab06d.jpg?v=638385958353170000188229MXNGrove AtlanticInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>A collection of five plays from the Tony Awardwinning playwright and screenwriter, the premiere political dramatist writing in English (<em>The Washington Post</em>).</strong></p><p>David Hare, Britains leading contemporary playwright, has established a unique reputation for plays that are at once personal and political, deeply serious and incredibly funny (<em>The Times</em>). He is the author of seventeen plays, many of which have been presented on Broadway. Included in this collection are <em>Fanshen</em>; <em>A Map of the World</em>; <em>Saigon: Year of the Cat</em>; <em>The Bay at Nice</em>; and <em>The Secret Rapture</em>. Of the title play, Frank Rich of <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em> said, <em>The Secret Rapture</em> has gone further than before in marrying political thought to the compelling drama of lives that refuse to conform to any ideologys utopian plan . . . Mr. Hare embraces the human, messy though it may be.</p><p><strong>Praise for David Hare</strong></p><p><em><strong>Fanshen</strong></em></p><p>The nearest any English contemporary writer has come to emulating Brecht. <em>Financial Times</em></p><p><em><strong>A Map of the World</strong></em></p><p>Mr. Hares <em>A Map of the World</em>, which passionately embraces utopia without arrogantly presuming to annex it, is original and provocative. <em>The New York Times</em></p><p><em><strong>Saigon</strong></em></p><p>An impressive new film which vividly captures the last desperate days in Vietnam as the Reds laid siege to the sweltering city. <em>Daily Express</em></p><p><em><strong>The Bay at Nice</strong></em></p><p>Witty, cerebral, and full of fine-spun ironies. <em>The Guardian</em></p><p><em><strong>The Secret Rapture</strong></em></p><p>His writing, as always, is smart, and this time, glorious. The characters are unhackneyed and complex; the insights are tough and hard to ignore. <em>New York Newsday</em></p>...3018441The Secret Rapture and Other Plays188229https://www.gandhi.com.mx/the-secret-rapture-and-other-plays-9780802196446/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/3842584/f5babbe7-c95a-4fef-b6ee-2a834c9ab06d.jpg?v=638385958353170000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20079780802196446_W3siaWQiOiJjOWRlNWFjZS05NGFjLTQyNWItOTMzZi1mNTk0NDM1NTlhOTUiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjIyOSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQxLCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjE4OCwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMDQtMjNUMTY6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780802196446_<p><strong>A collection of five plays from the Tony Awardwinning playwright and screenwriter, the premiere political dramatist writing in English (<em>The Washington Post</em>).</strong></p><p>David Hare, Britains leading contemporary playwright, has established a unique reputation for plays that are at once personal and political, deeply serious and incredibly funny (<em>The Times</em>). He is the author of seventeen plays, many of which have been presented on Broadway. Included in this collection are <em>Fanshen</em>; <em>A Map of the World</em>; <em>Saigon: Year of the Cat</em>; <em>The Bay at Nice</em>; and <em>The Secret Rapture</em>. Of the title play, Frank Rich of <em>The</em> <em>New York Times</em> said, <em>The Secret Rapture</em> has gone further than before in marrying political thought to the compelling drama of lives that refuse to conform to any ideologys utopian plan . . . Mr. Hare embraces the human, messy though it may be.</p><p><strong>Praise for David Hare</strong></p><p><em><strong>Fanshen</strong></em></p><p>The nearest any English contemporary writer has come to emulating Brecht. <em>Financial Times</em></p><p><em><strong>A Map of the World</strong></em></p><p>Mr. Hares <em>A Map of the World</em>, which passionately embraces utopia without arrogantly presuming to annex it, is original and provocative. <em>The New York Times</em></p><p><em><strong>Saigon</strong></em></p><p>An impressive new film which vividly captures the last desperate days in Vietnam as the Reds laid siege to the sweltering city. <em>Daily Express</em></p><p><em><strong>The Bay at Nice</strong></em></p><p>Witty, cerebral, and full of fine-spun ironies. <em>The Guardian</em></p><p><em><strong>The Secret Rapture</strong></em></p><p>His writing, as always, is smart, and this time, glorious. The characters are unhackneyed and complex; the insights are tough and hard to ignore. <em>New York Newsday</em></p>...9780802196446_Grove Atlanticlibro_electonico_9fd5b181-6654-3705-a89d-e24f8acc1417_9780802196446;9780802196446_9780802196446David HareInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-00c70ceb-486e-49cc-b8de-7df977c2c1ae.epub2007-12-01T00:00:00+00:00Grove Atlantic