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Overview"""A major statement by a major Irish playwright"" (Irish Times) Famine portrays the Great Hunger of the Irish in 1840s, with fresh pathos and insight. ""The macabre business of blight and death, of wakes and murder, of poisoned love and lost hope, and the scandal of an emigration policy that was in effect one of transportation...are some of the modern Irish theatre's most powerful and poetic scenes."" (Observer) ""A classic...Murphy's script burns through to the very soul of all of us"" (Irish Independent)" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tom MurphyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Methuen Drama Edition: New Edition - New ed Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.300kg ISBN: 9780413771230ISBN 10: 0413771237 Pages: 96 Publication Date: 15 August 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'The macabre business of blight and death, of wakes and murder, of poisoned love and lost hope, and the scandal of an emigration policy that was in effect one of transportation... are some of the modern Irish theatre's most powerful and poetic scenes.' Observer Author InformationTom Murphy's work includes A Whistle in the Dark, Famine, The Morning After Optimism, The Sanctuary Lamp, Conversations on a Homecomnig, The Gigli Concert, Bailegangaire, Too Late for Logic, She Stoop s to Folly and The Wake. His career has been markedly associated with the Irish National Theatre (th e Abbey Theatre). He was born in Tuam, Co. Galway. He lives in Dublin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |