{"product_id":"9781408128626","title":"Frayn Plays: 4 Copenhagen; Democracy; Afterlife","description":"\u003ch3\u003eContemporary Dramatists\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFrayn Plays: 4\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCopenhagen; Democracy; Afterlife\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Frayn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Frayn is one of the great playwrights of our time, enjoying international acclaim and prestige. This anthology contains three of his strongest titles of serious drama: \u003ci\u003eCopenhagen, Democracy \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/i\u003e. The volume features the definitive version of each play together with an introduction by the author and a chronology of his work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCopenhagen\u003c\/b\u003e: 'The most invigorating and ingenious play of ideas in many a year and a work of art that humanizes physics in a way no other has done' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Michael Frayn's tremendous new play is a piece of history, an intellectual thriller, a psychological investigation and a moral tribunal in full session.' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'A profound and haunting meditation on the mysteries of human motivation.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/b\u003e: 'Michael Frayn's complex and richly rewarding new play...is wonderfully alert to the piquant paradoxes and ironic twists of this intensely tricky period in Germany's conversation with itself.' \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'What makes Frayn's play essential viewing is its Schiller-like grasp of practical politics' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Michael Frayn's \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e...is one of those rare dramas that don't just dare to think big but that fully translate their high aspirations to the stage, with sharp style and thrilling clarity' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfterlife\u003c\/b\u003e: 'This play is almost literally brilliant - it glitters, shines and gleams with Frayn's trademark perceptive wit as it sends up the whole concept of theatre in the process of telling a strong, essentially tragic biographical story' \u003ci\u003eThe Stage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMichael Frayn's work for the stage includes \u003ci\u003eAlphabetical Order\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMake and Break \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNoises Off\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which received Best Comedy of the Year awards, while \u003ci\u003eBenefactors\u003c\/i\u003e was named Best Play of the Year. His other works include \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCopenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of numerous awards including the Evening Standard and Critics' Circle Best Play Awards 1998). He is also a novelist and recipient of the Whitbread Prize for Best Novel for \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 September 2010\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\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781408128626\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\u003e432\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369861841036,"sku":"9781408128626","price":27.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_619af0fc-ccb1-4dee-8af0-b483af73d32c.jpg?v=1783880764","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781408128626","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}