Black Beach: Three Catalan Plays - Softcover

Coca, Jordi; Casas, Joan; Cunillé, Lluïsa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190576281X ISBN 13: 9781905762811

Publisher: Parthian Books, 2008

Synopsis

Enigmatic and even elliptical, these three Catalan plays represent elements of a more "European," less "UK" dramatic style, with echoes of early Pinter. "The Sale" is an apparently nonpolitical work concerned with three characters involved in the selling and buying of an apartment—solitary souls who are lost in the desert of the modern world, seeking an arm to cling on to so that they may be saved. A collision between the personal and the political, "The Party" presents a past affair that might just rekindle alongside present corruption. Can he persuade her not to cause trouble for the party leadership, or will she ignore the feelings she still has for him to bring the leadership down? "Black Beach" is more naturalistic, but even it does not fully reveal the politics of the party.

About this title

About the Author:

Jordi Coca is a leading figure in Catalan culture and literature, working in the fields of narrative fiction, drama, poetry, criticism and translation. Joan Casas has written plays, fiction, poetry and essays and has worked extensively as a translator into Catalan and Spanish. Joan currently teaches dramaturgy and theatre criticism. Lluïsa Cunillé is the cofounder of the Hungarian Theatre Company. She writes in Catalan and Spanish, and her work has been translated into French, Italian, and English.

About this edition

• Publisher: Parthian Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 190576281X
• ISBN 13: 9781905762811
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130