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Description for Black Milk
Paperback. A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia as seen from the bottom of the heap. Set in a remote railway station, "Black Milk" centres on a young spiv and his pregnant wife, who find themselves stranded. They don't like the place, they don't like the people, and they don't much like each other. Translator(s): Dugdale, Sasha. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 5. Weight in Grams: 82.
A worm's eye view of post-Communist Russia, from the Siberian-born author of Plasticine.
A remote railway station in the 'Boundless Motherland'. Stranded there are a young spiv, selling overpriced toasters to the local peasantry, and his heavily pregnant wife. They don't like the place, they don't like the people, and they don't much like each other...
Vassily Sigarev's play Black Milk, in this English translation by Sasha Dugdale, was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 2003.
Product Details
Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854597304
SKU
V9781854597304
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Vassily Sigarev
Vassily Vladimirovich Sigarev is a Russian playwright, screenwriter and film director. His plays Plasticine, Black Milk and Ladybird were first produced in the West by the Royal Court Theatre. Sasha Dugdale is a translator and poet. She has translated the work of many leading contemporary playwrights writing in Russian, including: Bad Roads (Royal Court Theatre, 2017) and The Grain Store (Royal Shakespeare ... Read more
Reviews for Black Milk
'Terrific... Writers like Sigarev are the future - right now'
Independent
'Moves between harsh realism and flights of dramatic poetry, between gentle humour and thuggish violence... The Royal Court has discovered a tremendous new talent in Sigarev'
Daily Telegraph
'A vivid picture of Russia's unending contradictions... What makes the play so exciting is its effortless mix ... Read more
Independent
'Moves between harsh realism and flights of dramatic poetry, between gentle humour and thuggish violence... The Royal Court has discovered a tremendous new talent in Sigarev'
Daily Telegraph
'A vivid picture of Russia's unending contradictions... What makes the play so exciting is its effortless mix ... Read more