Book cover for Enquist Plays: 1: The Night of Tribades, Rain Snakes, The Hour of the Lynx, The Image Makers by Per Olov Enquist

Enquist Plays: 1

The Night of Tribades, Rain Snakes, The Hour of the Lynx, The Image Makers

2014 Released
288 Pages
4-5 Hours
Audiobook Unavailable
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Methuen DramaISBN 9781408149751
The first collection by Sweden's foremost contemporary playwright



NIGHT OF THE TRIBADES (1975) centres around the triangular relationship between August Strindberg, the actress Marie Caroline David and Siri von Essen. It has been translated into twenty languages including a short run on Broadway. THE IMAGE MAKERS (1998) deals with Selma Lagerlof's father and his alcoholism whilst THE RAIN MAKERS is a fascinating study of Hans Christian Anderson. THE HOUR OF THE LYNX: "Enquist's play, feelingly translated from the Swedish offers a profound exploration of spirituality, love and faith within a text that is grippingly dramatic, unfailingly absorbing and often upliftingly lyrical."

"At a time when young writers were looking for new forms of literary expression, Enquist settled for an investigative style, and attempt to reconstruct events reported to have happened, but where the truth is often too inaccessible... it was a style that was to remain Enquist's literary landmark characterising both his novels and his plays" Contemporary World Authors ed. Tracey Chevalier


Per Olov Enquist

Per Olov Enquist is a journalist, playwright and novelist. He has garnered international recognition for his work, including the novels The Royal Physician's Visit, The Book about Blanche and Marie, and Lewi's Journey.

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