Published by Brand: Univ of British Columbia Pr, 1987
ISBN 10: 0774802677 ISBN 13: 9780774802673
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Good. Canadian First. ReviewThe editor's circumspect introduction informs the reader not only about the individual authors but also about the individual plays which form a surprising and remarkable whole . The translations of the plays are uniformly good, some are excellent. (Zdenka Brodska Prameny)Documents one strange and Kafkaesque aspect of contemporary Czech drama. (Joseph Skvorecky)Product DescriptionEight powerful contemporary Czech plays along with four illuminating commentaries by their authors are presented in this volume. The plays are unusual in that all share the same protagonist, the "dissident" writer, Ferdinand Vanek.In Czechoslovakia, these plays can only circulate in faded, dog-eared typescripts. These clandestine "unbooks" have become a vital force in currenc Czech literature. It is especially gratifying, therefore, to present the Vanek plays in a book which will endure.When Vaclav Havel first invented his fictional playwright to entertain his friends in 1975, he had no idea that Vanek would be "taken over" by three of them--all real Czech writers. Between them, Havel, Pavel Kahout, Pavel Landovsky, and Jiri Dienstbier have made what Havel has called the "Vanek principle" into a public property. The plays explore the "realism of the strange," mixing fact and fiction, levity and seriousness. While Vanek says little in the plays, his silence is an eloquent retort to the falsehoods of bureaucratic language and jargon.Vanek has greater freedom than his creators. Havel and Dienstbier continue to live in the Eastern Bloc, while Kohout and Landovsky, both now residents of Vienna, cannot return. Their corporate character, however, has managed to travel all over the world. The Vanek plays have been staged in many European countries as well as the United States.With the exception of the three plays by Havel, these translations have been especially prepared for this volume. "The Vanek Plays" will be of interest to stduents of contemporary theatre, producers, directors, and anyone concerned with the deep divisions of our modern world and literature's response to it.ReviewEight powerful contemporary Czech plays along with four illuminating commentaries by their authors are presented in this volume. The plays are unusual in that all share the same protagonist, the 'dissident' writer, Ferdinand Vanek.In Czechoslovakia, these plays can only circulate in faded, dog-eared typescripts. These clandestine 'unbooks' have become a vital force in current Czech literature. It is especially gratifying, therefore, to present the Vanek plays in a book which will endure.When Vaclav Havel first invented his fictional playwright to entertain his friends in 1975, he had no idea that Vanek would be 'taken over' by three of them -- all real Czech writers. Between them, Havel, Pavel Kohout, Pavel Landovsky, and Jiri Dienstbier have made what Havel has called the 'Vanek principle' into public property. The plays explore the realism of the strange mixing of fact and fiction, levity and seriousness. While Vanek says little in the plays, his silence is an eloquent retort to the falsehoods of bureaucratic language and jargon.Vanek has greater freedom than his creators. Havel and Dienstbier continue to live in the Eastern bloc, while Kohout and Landovsky, both now residents of Vienna, cannot return to Czechoslovakia. Their corporate character, however, has managed to travel all over the world. The Vanek plays have been staged in many European countries as well as in the United States.With the exception of the three plays by Havel, these translations have been especially prepared for this volume.
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Published by PAJ Publications, 1985
ISBN 10: 0933826761 ISBN 13: 9780933826762
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.7.
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Published by Published in association with The University of British Columbia by University of Toronto Press, 1968
Seller: J. HOOD, BOOKSELLERS, ABAA/ILAB, Baldwin City, KS, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine / VG dj. 255pp.
Published by Twayne Publishers, 1999
ISBN 10: 078388463X ISBN 13: 9780783884639
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.35.
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Published by University of Toronto Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 0802054269 ISBN 13: 9780802054265
Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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Published by ROWOHLT Taschenbuch 01.09.1989., 1989
ISBN 10: 3499127377 ISBN 13: 9783499127373
Seller: antiquariat rotschildt, Per Jendryschik, Halle Saale, SA, Germany
Condition: Sehr gut. 6. Auflage. 282 S. tb 9783499127373 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 169.
Published by University Press of Kentucky, 2014
ISBN 10: 0813144981 ISBN 13: 9780813144986
Seller: GLOVER'S BOOKERY, ABAA, Lexington, KY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 9.06 X 6.22 X 1.10 inches; 276 pp; Aa previous owners stamp on front end page still a very nice like new book.
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Published by Northwestern University Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0810110350 ISBN 13: 9780810110359
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Condition: good. Book is in good condition and may contain underlining or highlighting and minimal wear. The book can also include library labels. May not contain miscellaneous items toys, dvds, etc . We offer 100% money back guarantee and fast customer support.
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Published by Performing Arts Journal Trade Paperback, New York, 1984
Seller: Nightingale Books, Stoughton, MA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Fine in white & red wraps with black lettering. A collection of 6 new plays written by Czech dramatists who include Milan Kundera, Vaclav Havel, Pavel Kohout, Pavel Landovsky, Milan Uhde & Ivan Klima. Theater, Plays, Czechoslovakia, Anthology.
Published by University of Toronto Press, 1968
Seller: Old Goat Books, Waterloo, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: NF. Not Price clipped. Previous owner's name inscribed on pastdown. VG. Scuffs, marks, small tears. Spi.
Published by P A J Publications, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A., 1985
ISBN 10: 0933826753 ISBN 13: 9780933826755
Seller: Alphaville Books, Inc., Hyattsville, MD, U.S.A.
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. MIld wear, soiling to dj. Mild edgewear base of boards. Possible extemely light dampstain base of rear flyleaf/endpaper & board. Plays by Kundera, Havel, Kohout, Landovsky, Uhde & Klima.
Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 1968
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Frontis., viii, 255 pp. A fine copy in a mildly rubbed jacket with edgewear.
Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON, Canada, 1979
ISBN 10: 0802054269 ISBN 13: 9780802054265
Seller: Post Horizon Booksellers, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada
First Edition
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Canadian Edition. xii, 319pp w notes, appendix and index. One unpaginated section of bw stills from stage productions. Red endpapers. Black cloth w crisp silver lettering. No wear to covers or spine. DJ is clean and without wear, preserved in BroDart cover. Octavo.
Published by University of Toronto Press 1968-12-15, Toronto, 1968
ISBN 10: 1442651695 ISBN 13: 9781442651692
Seller: Blackwell's, London, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG.
Published by University of Toronto Press, Toronto ON, 1968
Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada
First Edition
Hard Cover. 1st Edition. Published in association with The University of British Coloumbia. 255 pages. Red cloth, black title on spine. Head/tail of spine and corners very lghtly worn. Red dust jacket shows lightly wear, particularly at edges and corners. VG+/VG.
Published by Igel, 2004
ISBN 10: 3896211838 ISBN 13: 9783896211835
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. German language. 8.25x5.75x0.24 inches. In Stock.
Published by University of Toronto Press, 1979
ISBN 10: 1487599064 ISBN 13: 9781487599065
Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Condition: New.
Published by München., Iudicium Verlag, 2007
ISBN 10: 3891295367 ISBN 13: 9783891295366
340 S., 3 Bl. 8°, ill. OKt. Gut erhaltenes Exemplar. 900 gr.
Published by Northwestern University Press, 1992
ISBN 10: 0810110105 ISBN 13: 9780810110106
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.