Author

Publication

1982 - Methuen, London, United Kingdom

Language

English

Word Count

38,500 words, Guess

Page Count

154 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100413479501
  • ISBN-139780413479501
  • Library of Congress Control Number80494143
  • Library of Congress Control Numbergb83028014
  • OCLC Control Number6416679
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Classifications

  • DDC822/.914
  • LCCPR6066.I53 H65 1980b

Description

"A black comedy set in a government-run mental institution, The Hothouse revolves around a sinister murder plot hatched against a backdrop of corruption, sexual favors, and hopeless bureaucratic ineptitude. Beneath the surface comedy there are frightening implications concerning a bureaucracy ostensibly dedicated to humanitarian concerns, but where people are referred to by numbers and forgotten as easily as troublesome figures on a balance sheet. Written in 1958, The Hothouse was first performed at London's Hampstead Theatre in April, 1980, in a production directed by Pinter himself."--Jacket.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Methuen modern plays

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