Conference of the Birds - Hardcover
Searching for a new form of theatre, Peter Brook and a group of actors journeyed through remote Africa, performing for the villagers, who allowed them to observe secret ceremonies in return
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About the Author:
John Heilpern is Chief Drama Critic for The New York Observer and contributing editor to Vogue. He is the author of How Good is David Mamet, Anyway? also published this season by Routledge (see p. 000).
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"[O]ne of the best theatre books ever written."
-"Financial Times
"Priceless."
-"The Financial Times
"Apart from its interest to theatre specialists, Conference of the Birds is as enthralling a piece of reportage as I have ever read."
-Irving Wardle, "The Times (London)
"The most exciting new book I have read since Robert M. Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."
-Philip Toynbee, "The Observer
-"Financial Times
"Priceless."
-"The Financial Times
"Apart from its interest to theatre specialists, Conference of the Birds is as enthralling a piece of reportage as I have ever read."
-Irving Wardle, "The Times (London)
"The most exciting new book I have read since Robert M. Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance."
-Philip Toynbee, "The Observer
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- PublisherMacmillan Pub Co
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0672524899
- ISBN 13 9780672524899
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages297
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