Walpurgis Night, or the Steps of the Commander Paperback / softback
by Venedikt Erofeev
Part of the The Margellos World Republic of Letters series
Paperback / softback
Description
The first major English translation of a masterful seriocomic theatrical work by one of the most prominent writers of the Soviet epochWalpurgis Night, by acclaimed Russian writer Venedikt Erofeev, is considered a classic in the playwright’s homeland.
Erofeev’s dark and funny five-act satire of Soviet repression has been called the comic high-water mark of the Brezhnev era.
Walpurgis Night dramatizes the outrageous trials of Lev Isakovich Gurevich, an alcoholic half-Jewish dissident poet confined by the state to a hospital for the insane.
In “Ward 3â€â€”a microcosm of repressive Soviet society—Gurevich deploys his brilliant wit and ingenuity to bedevil his jailers, defend his fellow inmates, protest his incarceration, and generally create mayhem, which ultimately leads to a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:152 pages
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:24/06/2014
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- ISBN:9780300159868
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:152 pages
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:24/06/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300159868
