Describe the Night
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Describe the Night
By (Author) Rajiv Joseph
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Methuen Drama
18th January 2023
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Modern and contemporary plays (c 1900 onwards)
Popular beliefs and controversial knowledge
Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions
Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
822.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
136
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Description
WINNER - Best American Play, Obie Awards 2018 In 1920, the Russian writer Isaac Babel wanders the countryside with the Red Cavalry. In 1990, a mysterious KGB agent spies on a woman in Dresden and falls in love. In 2010, an aircraft carrying most of the Polish government crashes in the Russian city of Smolensk. Set in Russia over the course of ninety years, this thrilling and epic new play by Rajiv Joseph traces the stories of seven men and women connected by history, myth and conspiracy theories.
Reviews
Joseph writes sly, funny dialogue laced with jolts of lyricism. He has a distinctive voice with mordant humor and adventurous tonal range! * The Hollywood Reporter *
Author Bio
Rajiv Joseph (born June 16, 1974) is an American playwright. He was named a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,[1] and he won an Obie Award for Best New American Play for his play Describe the Night.
