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The Execution
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Execution
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marie-Claire Blais
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Translated by David Lobdell
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:104 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780889221031
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| Classifications | Dewey:842 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Talon Books,Canada
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| Imprint |
Talon Books,Canada
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| Publication Date |
1 January 1976 |
| Publication Country |
Canada
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Description
The Execution is Marie-Claire Blais's only play for the stage. Set in a boarding school, it tells the story of two schoolboys who plot the murder of one of their classmates and enact the crime. As a play, it is a study of innocence, evil and complicity, themes well-known to readers of Blais's fiction.
Author Biography
Marie-Claire Blais Born in Quebec, Marie-Claire Blais published her first novel at the age of 20, and has gone on to publish 20 novels to date in France and Quebec--all of which have been translated into English--in addition to five plays and several collections of poetry. All of her writings have met with international acclaim. Winner of the Prix Medicis, the Prix Belgo-Canadien, the Prix France-Quebec and many others, Blais continues to devote herself to work that is proud and exacting.
Reviews"A brilliant play about the maturation of evil." -- CHQM
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