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Description for Lot and His God
Paperback. A haunting and deeply moving portrait of a marriage in the face of apocalyptic destruction, this play is a beautifully witty reimagining of the biblical story of Lot, exposing the human truth behind the legend, by England's greatest living dramatist. Num Pages: 64 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 213 x 5. Weight in Grams: 84.
"I came to the city. I saw the people were filthy. And those who were not filthy were still filthy…" Sodom. The day before the city's total annihilation. Among the grimy tables of a run-down café, an angel tells Lot that God wants him to flee, before the city is obliterated. However, Lot's irresistible wife has other ideas... As the angel and Lot's wife embark on a dangerous game of seduction, cruelty and desire, we are drawn ever deeper into the dark and impenetrable forest that is the marriage between Lot and the bewitching woman he worships…
"I came to the city. I saw the people were filthy. And those who were not filthy were still filthy…" Sodom. The day before the city's total annihilation. Among the grimy tables of a run-down café, an angel tells Lot that God wants him to flee, before the city is obliterated. However, Lot's irresistible wife has other ideas... As the angel and Lot's wife embark on a dangerous game of seduction, cruelty and desire, we are drawn ever deeper into the dark and impenetrable forest that is the marriage between Lot and the bewitching woman he worships…
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849434096
SKU
V9781849434096
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About Howard Barker
Howard Barker is an internationally renowned dramatist, whose first plays were performed at the Royal Court and by the RSC. Since 1992 his work has been presented by his own company The Wrestling School. Barker’s theatre is characterized by its poetic, non-naturalistic form and inhabits worlds of contradiction, suffering and sexual passion. Barker is also a poet and theorist of ... Read more
Reviews for Lot and His God
"'The cult playwright's latest work - [is a] verbally dazzling subversion of the biblical story of Lot and his wife.' - Time Out 'The play is tough and knotty and brutal, but it is also compelling and intelligent and eloquent.' - The Arts Desk 'Meaty poetry.' - The Stage 'This is a Howard Barker play... so there ... Read more