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Happy Are the Happy
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 227

Happy Are the Happy

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015-07-02
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  • Publisher: Random House

1 novel. 18 people. 18 lives. Infinite combinations: families and friends, colleagues and patients, lovers and mourners... But sometimes a crowd is the loneliest place to be. An award-winning exploration of dreams and disillusionment, love and infidelity from the creator of global theatre sensation Art and God of Carnage.

Babylon
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 208

Babylon

Winner of the Prix Renaudot Shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt Elisabeth is a woman whose curiosity and passion far exceed the borders of her quiet middle-class life. She befriends a neighbor, organizes a small dinner party. And then, quite suddenly, finds herself embarked with him on an adventure that is one part vaudeville and one part high tragedy. A quiet novel of manners turns into a police procedural thriller. Her motivations for risking everything she has are never transparent. In a world where matters of life and death are nearly always transported to a clinical setting, whether it be a hospital or a courtroom, here each character must confront them unassisted. A truly original and masterful novel from one of the world’s most inventive and daring artists.

Yasmina Reza: Plays 1
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 291

Yasmina Reza: Plays 1

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2005-07-30
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  • Publisher: Macmillan

Now in one volume, the works of "the most successful international playwright of her generation" (Vogue). Yasmina Reza's plays reflect the razor sharp wit, social commentary, and impeccable comedic timing that have earned the praise of critics throughout the world, none more so than the Tony Award-winning Art, an eccentric and clever play of ideas that took the American theater community by storm. In this sly critique of contemporary relationships, Reza skillfully picks apart the friendship of three men via a bowl of olives and a white-on-white painting. Now translated into more than 30 languages, Art continues to be performed worldwide, even as Reza's other plays have garnered similar accla...

The Unexpected Man
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 44

The Unexpected Man

THE STORY: Two strangers on a train. One is a famous author, the other a great admirer of his. Will she have the nerve to bring his latest book out of her bag and read it? Or better yet, will she have the nerve to speak to him? In searching monolog

The Plays of Yasmina Reza on the English and American Stage
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 185

The Plays of Yasmina Reza on the English and American Stage

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2014-01-10
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  • Publisher: McFarland

The seven plays to date of Yasmina Reza, one of France's most prominent female playwrights, are popular both in France and abroad. Despite her commercial success, her plays have often been ignored in academic circles, and few scholars have attempted to explore the mechanics of her playwriting. This text seeks to unpack the essentials of Reza's style and to explore each play as a component of Reza's theatrical oeuvre. The result is a fuller understanding of her theatrical poetics and her development as an artist.

Anne-Marie the Beauty
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 37

Anne-Marie the Beauty

Another thought-provoking master class in how we perform life by the award-winning novelist and playwright Yasmina Reza. "I was bored with my husband," says Anne-Marie, the irrepressible voice of Anne-Marie la Beauté, "but you know, boredom is part of love." Mostly she is speaking here of her more famous friend and colleague, the French actress Giselle Fayolle, in whose shadow she has spent her career. "My life was a near miss," she adds, before explaining that she enunciated well because "I loved to say the words." A very short novel with the power and resonance of a much longer one, Anne-Marie la Beauté is a profound and moving act of remembrance, a clear-eyed assessment of the hard-edged nature of fame, a meditation on aging--and a wonderfully observant and comic exploration of human foibles. In short, another thought-provoking master class in how we perform life by the peerless Yasmina Reza.

A Study Guide for Yasmina Reza's
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 26

A Study Guide for Yasmina Reza's "Art"

A Study Guide for Yasmina Reza's "Art," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

'Art' by Yasmina Reza (Book Analysis)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 21

'Art' by Yasmina Reza (Book Analysis)

Unlock the more straightforward side of 'Art' with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of ‘Art’ by Yasmina Reza, her most successful play that has won two Molière Awards and a Tony Award, as well as receiving several other nominations. It tells the story of three friends, one of whom purchases an expensive piece of art which prompts divided opinions within the group and becomes a source of conflict. Reza's plays often centre around middle-class issues, yet prove to be popular with audiences from all backgrounds and social classes. Find out everything you need to know about 'Art' in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informa...

God of Carnage
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 52

God of Carnage

THE STORY: A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are observed, but as the meeting progresses, and the rum flows, tension

God of Carnage
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 76

God of Carnage

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018-06-27
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  • Publisher: Unknown

What happens when two sets of parent's meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime? Boys will be boys, but the adults are usually worse - much worse. God of Carnage won the Olivier Award for Best Comedy and the Tony award for Best Play.