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The House of Bernarda Alba
Federico García Lorca
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Description for The House of Bernarda Alba
Paperback. When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughters to sew and be silent. But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire. This play by Lorca, the last he wrote before his assassination, explores the darkness at the heart of repression. Editor(s): Munro, Rona. Translator(s): Munro, Rona. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 5. Weight in Grams: 84.
García Lorca's drama about the shattering effects of emotional repression on a family of cloistered daughters, in a version by playwright Rona Munro for the critically acclaimed Shared Experience Theatre Company.
When Bernarda's husband dies, she locks all the doors and windows. She tells her grown-up daughers to sew and be silent. 'There are eight years of mourning ahead of us. While it lasts not even the wind will get into this house.' But locks can't hold back the growing tide of desire...
Rona Munro's version of The House of Bernarda Alba was first staged by Shared Experience ... Read more
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Publisher
Nick Hern Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854594594
SKU
V9781854594594
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About Federico García Lorca
Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca, known as Federico García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblematic member of the Generation of '27. His major plays include Blood Wedding, Yerma and The House of Bernarda Alba He was ... Read more
Reviews for The House of Bernarda Alba
'Rona Munro's new translation is vigorous and direct'
Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph