Contributions

  • Wilson, Paul R. 1941- - Contributor

Publication

2008 - Faber and Faber, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

20,500 words, Guess

Page Count

82 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100571247091
  • ISBN-139780571247097
  • LibraryThing8172128
  • Goodreads6319433
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009396267
and 3 more

Classifications

  • LCCPG5039.18.A9 O33 2008

Description

"Chancellor Rieger is leaving office. But does leaving office necessarily mean that he, his mistress and his extended family have to leave the state villa, which has been their home for years? While his former secretary, and the former secretary to his former secretary, grapple with the mechanics of change and his family prepare to face an uncertain future, the chancellor himself considers his legacy amid visits from journalists, an infatuated student and his arch-rival and possible successor, Patrick Klein. With echoes of both King Lear and The Cherry Orchard, Vaclav Havel's Leaving addresses the themes of change, dispossession and the transfer of power from one generation to the next."--Page 4 of cover.

Subjects

Topics

DramaDomestic dramaPolitical playsPrime ministersPrime ministers -- DramaTranslations into EnglishDrama (dramatic works by one author)

Genres

  • Drama
  • Translations into English

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