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Author | : Fred Vargas |
Publisher | : Vintage Canada |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2010-01-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0307374033 |
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Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg is not like other policemen. His methods appear unorthodox in the extreme: he doesn’t search for clues; he ignores obvious suspects and arrests people with iron-clad alibis; he appears permanently distracted. The Chalk Circle Man is the first book featuring Jean-Baptiste Adamsberg, one of the most engaging characters in contemporary detective fiction. When strange, blue chalk circles start appearing overnight on the pavements of Paris, the press take up the story with amusement and psychiatrists trot out their theories. Adamsberg is alone in thinking this is not a game and far from amusing. He insists on being kept informed of new circles and the increasingly bizarre objects which they contain: empty beer cans, four trombones, a pigeon’s foot, four cigarette lighters, a badge proclaiming “I Love Elvis,” a hat, a doll’s head. Adamsberg senses the cruelty that lies behind these seemingly random occurrences. Soon a circle with decidedly less banal contents is discovered: the body of a woman with her throat savagely cut. Adamsberg knows that other murders will follow.
Author | : Bertolt Brecht |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 210 |
Release | : 2015-03-16 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 140816101X |
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This Student Edition of Brecht's classic dramatisation of the conflict over possession of a child features an extensive introduction and commentary that includes a plot summary, discussion of the context, themes, characters, style and language as well as questions for further study and notes on words and phrases in the text. It is the perfect edition for students of theatre and literature. Brecht projects an ancient Chinese story onto a realistic setting in Soviet Georgia. In a theme that echoes the Judgment of Solomon, two women argue over the possession of a child; thanks to the unruly judge, Azdak (one of Brecht's most vivid creations) natural justice is done and the peasant Grusha keeps the child she loves, even though she is not its mother. Written in exile in the United States during the Second World War, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a politically-charged, much-revived and complex example of Brecht's epic theatre. This volume contains expert notes on the author's life and work, historical and political background to the play, photographs from stage productions and a glossary of difficult words and phrases. It features the acclaimed translation by James and Tania Stern with W. H. Auden.
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Total Pages | : 508 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : English literature |
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Author | : Bertolt Brecht |
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Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1960 |
Genre | : German drama |
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Author | : Bertolt Brecht |
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Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 1963 |
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Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Libraries |
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Author | : Roger B. Bailey |
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Total Pages | : 126 |
Release | : 1962 |
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Author | : Bertolt Brecht |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 129 |
Release | : 2015-12-30 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 1472538129 |
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The city burns in the heat of civil war and a servant girl sacrifices everything to protect an abandoned child. But when peace is finally restored, the boy's mother comes to claim him. Calling upon the ancient tradition of the Chalk Circle, a comical judge sets about resolving the dispute. But in a culture of corruption and deception, who wins? Written by the grand master of storytelling and peopled with vivid and amusing characters, this is one of the greatest plays of the last century. This Caucasian Chalk Circle is translated by award-winning writer Alistair Beaton, who also wrote the bitingly witty stage play Feelgood and the celebrated TV dramas The Trial of Tony Blair and A Very Social Secretary. The play was toured by Shared Experience in 2009.
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Total Pages | : 738 |
Release | : 1985 |
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Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Bibliography |
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