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Saturday, 06 February 2010 Books: New Europe
In the new New Europe: Plays from the Continent, editors
Bonnie Marranca and Malgorzata Semil rearrange the map to offer seven
plays from across Europe which received their world premieres over the
past ten years. The playwrights — Igor Bauersima (Switzerland),
Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk (Poland), Goran Stefanovski (Macedonia), Petr
Zelenka (Czech Republic), Roland Schimmelpfennig (Germany), Juan Mayorga
(Spain) and Jon Fosse (Norway) — address a variety of issues from a
European standpoint, including terrorism, immigration, youth,
globalization, families and post- Some years ago, PAJ Books published a series of anthologies under the umbrella title Drama Contemporary, which included volumes dedicated to France, Germany and India; perhaps the market and the critical interest isn't there to encourage the continuance of this series. But with anthologies like New Europe, the publishers continue to urge that dramatists and audiences look outside their own neighborhoods for a fuller, more inclusive theatrical life. Highly recommended, and ideal for classroom use (at $22.95 a bargain), New Europe is now available from Amazon.com. Posted in /Books |
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