Feydeau Plays: 1: Heart's Desire Hotel, Sauce for the Goose, the One That Got Away, Now You See It, Pig in a Poke

Kenneth McLeish's definitive translations of the most successful French dramatist of the Belle Epoque

Georges Feydau (1862-1921) was the most successful French dramatist of the belle epoque and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest of farce-writers. His series of dazzling hits match high-speed action and dialogue with ingenious plotting. Reaching the heights of farcical lunacy, his plays nevertheless contain touches of barbed social comment and allowed him to mention subjects which would have provoked outrage in the hands of more serious dramatists.

This volume of new, sparkling translations by Kenneth McLeish contains his two masterpieces, Heart's Desire Hotel (L'H tel du libre change) and Sauce For the Goose (Le Dindon), with three other plays from the peak of his career, The One That Got Away (Monsieur Chasse ), Now You See It (Le System Ribadier) and Pig in a Poke (Chat en poche).

Author: Georges Feydeau
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: 11/15/2001
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 7.53h x 5.32w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9780413761705

About the Author
Feydeau, Georges: - George Feydeau (1862-1921) was a French dramatist remembered for his farces, mostly on the traditional themes of adultery, mistaken identity, and misunderstanding. He is widely regarded as a master of plot and dialogue. The best known of his nearly forty plays are perhaps L'Hôtel du libre échange, La Dame de chez Maxim, and Puce à l'oreille.

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