{"product_id":"fragmente-and-33193-9781884092954","title":"FRAGMENTE and 3.31.93.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLars Nor n, \u003c\/strong\u003egenerally considered Sweden's greatest playwright since August Strindberg, has written over 75 plays. While they are regularly per­formed in Nordic and European countries and have been translated into sev­eral languages, English-language readers were deprived of his major works until 2013, when Chaucer Press Books published \u003cem\u003eTwo Plays: And Give Us the Shadows \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAutumn and Winter\u003c\/em\u003e, followed by \u003cem\u003eThree Plays: Demons, Act, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Terminal 3\u003c\/em\u003e and then by \u003cem\u003eBlood \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWar\u003c\/em\u003e. This volume pre­sents two of Nor n's most recent major plays in English that are thematically related, written after the financial collapse of 2008: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFRAGMENTE \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis about what happened to the working class after the collapse, especially how its members--composed of many immigrants hit by layoffs and uncertainty--did their best to live through their often life-threat­ening situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e 3.31.93. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis about a middle class neighborhood in a big city whose citizens--fraught with angst, illness and psychological problems after the financial collapse--both depend upon and avoid each other.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn both plays horrific, pointless crimes are committed that seemingly reflect the \"disconnect\" between people and governmental bu­reaucracies attempting desperately, but in vain, to be helpful and caring. What really stands out about these plays, however, is how they capture the charac­ters' humanity and the essence of their everyday lives, for better or worse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTranslator \u003c\/strong\u003eMarita Lindholm Gochman was born in Sweden and came to America in 1964, where she has had a rich theatrical career. In 1985 she translated her first Nor n play into English, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Supper\u003c\/em\u003e, and has since translated 25 of his plays--making her Nor n's foremost English language translator. Since 1987 Ms. Gochman, who lives in Manhattan, NY, has served as a board member of Circle in the Square, The Inter­national Theatre Insti­tute, and The Signature Theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Lars Nor n, regarded by many as the greatest Swedish playwright since Strindberg, has dealt with the love-hate relationships of modern dysfunctional families in emotionally powerful and sombre plays spiced with absurd humour.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e --\u003cem\u003eEncyclopedia Britannica Online\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"He has made the present time our home and exposed the anxiety beneath the surface of the welfare state\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" \u003c\/strong\u003e--\u003cem\u003ePer Wastberg, former chairman of International PEN and editor-in-chief of Sweden's largest daily newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Altschuler \u0026amp; Associates, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781884092954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Lars Nor\u0026#233;n","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39328913260725,"sku":"9781884092954","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4ab81399-d2ec-427c-8524-17831d3c1925.jpg?v=1614689681","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fragmente-and-33193-9781884092954","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}