{"product_id":"fragmente-and-3-31-93-paperback","title":"FRAGMENTE and 3.31.93. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLars Norén\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarita Lindholm Gochman\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLars Nor n, \u003c\/strong\u003egenerally considered Sweden's greatest playwright since August Strindberg, has written over 75 plays. While they are regularly per­formed in Nordic and European countries and have been translated into sev­eral languages, English-language readers were deprived of his major works until 2013, when Chaucer Press Books published \u003cem\u003eTwo Plays: And Give Us the Shadows \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAutumn and Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by \u003cem\u003eThree Plays: Demons, Act, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Terminal 3\u003c\/em\u003e and then by \u003cem\u003eBlood \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWar\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume pre­sents two of Nor n's most recent major plays in English that are thematically related, written after the financial collapse of 2008: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFRAGMENTE \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis about what happened to the working class after the collapse, especially how its members--composed of many immigrants hit by layoffs and uncertainty--did their best to live through their often life-threat­ening situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e 3.31.93. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis about a middle class neighborhood in a big city whose citizens--fraught with angst, illness and psychological problems after the financial collapse--both depend upon and avoid each other.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn both plays horrific, pointless crimes are committed that seemingly reflect the \"disconnect\" between people and governmental bu­reaucracies attempting desperately, but in vain, to be helpful and caring. What really stands out about these plays, however, is how they capture the charac­ters' humanity and the essence of their everyday lives, for better or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator \u003c\/strong\u003eMarita Lindholm Gochman was born in Sweden and came to America in 1964, where she has had a rich theatrical career. In 1985 she translated her first Nor n play into English, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Supper\u003c\/em\u003e, and has since translated 25 of his plays--making her Nor n's foremost English language translator. Since 1987 Ms. Gochman, who lives in Manhattan, NY, has served as a board member of Circle in the Square, The Inter­national Theatre Insti­tute, and The Signature Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Lars Nor n, regarded by many as the greatest Swedish playwright since Strindberg, has dealt with the love-hate relationships of modern dysfunctional families in emotionally powerful and sombre plays spiced with absurd humour.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --\u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia Britannica Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"He has made the present time our home and exposed the anxiety beneath the surface of the welfare state\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePer Wastberg, former chairman of International PEN and editor-in-chief of Sweden's largest daily newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 282\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 15, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52503596892467,"sku":"9781884092954","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TGZpM0tKREJweHFYUkVHOWhaVUZIZz09.webp?v=1760176673","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/fragmente-and-3-31-93-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}