Heroes
Winner of the Laurence Olivier Best New Comedy award, in Tom Stoppard's hilarious and poignant translation of Gerald Sibleyras' Heroes, we meet three World War I veterans who pass their monotonous filled days in a military hospital by engaging in verbal battles of long-forgotten military campaigns, grumblings about the staff, and reflections on their lives. Henri is afflicted by a gammy leg, Gustave suffers from agoraphobia, and Philippe passes out because of a piece of shrapnel lodged in his brain. Their cantankerous camaraderie becomes strained when Gustave conjures up an escape plan. Looking over the cemetery to the poplars beyond, they dr…
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Weitere Autoren: Stoppard, Tom (Übers.)
- ISBN: 978-0-8021-4287-0
- EAN: 9780802142870
- Produktnummer: 2502973
- Verlag: Grove Atlantic
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 69 S.
- Masse: H21.3 cm x B14.6 cm x D0.6 cm 104 g
- Gewicht: 104
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