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Harold Pinter Celebratory Boxed Set: The Birthday Party, No Man's Land, Mountain Language and Celebration
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Main Details
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Harold Pinter Celebratory Boxed Set: The Birthday Party, No Man's Land, Mountain Language and Celebration
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Harold Pinter
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Book | | Pages:448 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 213,Width 136 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571232277
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
8 December 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The Birthday Party - Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seeming birthday party for Stanley turns into a nightmare.The Birthday Party was first performed in 1958 and is now a modern classic, produced and studied throughout the world. No Man's Land - Shown first at Royal National Theatre, it starred John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson. Celebration - Pinter's latest play. It premiered at London's Almeida Theatre in March 2000.
Author Biography
Harold Pinter was born in East London in 1930. He lives in London and is married to Antonia Fraser. In 1995 he won the David Cohen British Literature Prize for a lifetime's achievement in literature; in 1996 he was awarded the Laurence Olivier Award for a lifetime's achievement in theatre; and in 1997 he was named as the Sunday Times Writer of the Year. In 2002 Harold Pinter was made a Companion of Honour in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literature. He is the author of numerous plays and screenplays, and has written poetry and fiction. In 2005 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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