Human Rites (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Nothomb, Amelie

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9781840025392: Human Rites (Oberon Modern Plays)

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ISBN 10: 1840025395 ISBN 13: 9781840025392

Publisher: Oberon Books, 2005

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Food is in short supply and the cold is unbearable. In a tantalizing m�nage � trois between a professor, his assistant, and a student, only the books bear witness to their plight.

Am�lie Nothomb is the award-winning author of 13 novels, including Hygi�ne de l’assassin; Stupeur et tremblements, winner of the Grand Prix of the Acad�mie Fran�ais; and Robert des noms propres, which has sold over 250,000 copies in France. Human Rites is her first play.

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About the Author:

Belgian writer Amelie Nothomb is the award-winning author of thirteen novels. She has been celebrated in France since her first novel, Hygiene de l'assassin, became an instant hit in 1992. Stupeur et tremblements won the Grand Prix of the Academie Francaise and Robert des noms propres has sold over 250,000 copies in France. Human Rites is her first play.

Review:

"As bombs fall and bullets spray outside, Belgian writer Amelie Nothomb allows us a peek inside, behind closed doors, into the subtle atrocities of war away from the heroism of the battlefields - this is a well written play and Nothomb a writer to look out for." - The Stage

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