{"product_id":"9781840021332","title":"Von Horváth: Plays One Sladek; A Sexual Congress","description":"\u003ch3\u003eOberon Modern Playwrights\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eVon Horváth: Plays One\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSladek; A Sexual Congress\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eÖdön von Horváth | Penny Black\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays Sladek and A Sexual Congress plus an introduction by Penny Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in the inter-war period of raging inflation in Germany, these two plays portray the losers in what von Horváth called ‘the gigantic battle between the individual and society’. In Sladek, Black’s version being the first to be published in English, we see how social conditions lead people to desperate action and violence, opening the road for dictators and fascists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWrittenjust as the Nazis came to power, A Sexual Congress predicts with frightening accuracy the cycle of violence that was to spread throughout Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOdon von Horvath (1901-38) was an influential Austro-Hungarian dramatist and novelist. His first plays depicted the coruption of contemporary society; Sladek The Black Militia Man caused a riot at its premiere in 1929. He was already an exile from Hitler's Germany when the two plays in this volume were written. His experience as an outside observer is reflected in their themes of displacement and exile.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2000\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOberon Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781840021332\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369357738124,"sku":"9781840021332","price":24.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3e40a79f-a490-443a-852c-9775e7fa7c9b.jpg?v=1783878889","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781840021332","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}