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Larisa and the Merchants
Alexander Ostrovsky
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Description for Larisa and the Merchants
Paperback. In a trading town on the banks of the river, penniless Larisa is desperate to marry and escape heartbreak and humiliation. But in this brutal world of transactions true love has no worth. Larisa is up for sale and the local merchants want a bargain. Translator(s): Adamson, Samuel. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
The Value of Something is Never its Price
In a trading town on the banks of the river, penniless Larisa is desperate to marry and escape heartbreak and humiliation. But in this brutal world of transactions true love has no worth. Larisa is up for sale and the local merchants want a bargain.
Samuel Adamson's version of Alexander Ostrovsky's rarely seen, sharp and darkly funny play Larisa and the Merchants, premiered at the Arcola in May 2013, produced by InSite Performance.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571308156
SKU
V9780571308156
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About Alexander Ostrovsky
Alexander Ostrovsky (1823-1886) was born into a merchant family in Russia. He wrote 40 prose and 8 verse plays. His acknowledged masterpieces are The Storm (1860) and The Forest (1871). Samuel Adamson's plays include: Wife (Kiln Theatre), Some Kind of Bliss (Trafalgar Studios), All About My Mother (from Almodóvar; Old Vic), Fish and Company (Soho Theatre/National Youth Theatre), Southwark Fair ... Read more
Reviews for Larisa and the Merchants
A vibrant and nimble production with a coterie of semi-grotesque characters and uneasy cash-sex nexus highlighted by violent, erotically charged movement to live gypsy music. But when the coarse laughter turns vicious, there's still a pungent whiff of blood and bile. The Times As jubilant as it is tragic. Telegraph A superbly judged, cutting social satire. Whatsonstage Driving energy and ... Read more