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John Gabriel Borkman
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
John Gabriel Borkman
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Henrik Ibsen
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Translated by Frank McGuinness
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 126 |
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Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780571273300
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Classifications | Dewey:839.8226 |
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Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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Publication Date |
21 October 2010 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
John Gabriel Borkman, wealthy, powerful, revered, sacrificed love for success and was handsomely rewarded. Now, disgraced and destitute after financial scandal and a jail sentence, he paces out each day alone, planning his comeback. Downstairs, his wife, Gunhild, lives a parallel existence, plotting for their son to restore the family's reputation. But with the arrival of Gunhild's twin sister Ella, the woman whose love Borkman gave away, the claustrophobic stasis is shattered once and for all. Frank McGuinness's new version of Henrik Ibsen's John Gabriel Borkman premiered at the Abbey Theatre in September 2010 as part of the Ulster Bank Dublin Theatre Festival.
Author Biography
Frank McGuinness was born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, and now lives in Dublin and lectures in English at University College Dublin.
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