UID:
almafu_9959716067202883
Format:
1 online resource (pages 13-61) :
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780857420015
Series Statement:
Contemporary World Drama
Content:
"Avalanche has the most conventional dramatic structure of the plays in this anthology: it is a play in three acts, with unity of time, place, and action, with stereotypical characters. Cücenoğlu calls his characters Man, Woman, Young Man, etc. His focus is on presenting an action that is symbolic of an oppressive society, specifically his society during his lifetime. The play presents an ideal to those living under oppression: people should take action regarding their future instead of living in fear. Cücenoğlu's play is part of the pressure on the government to take action regarding the growing human rights violations in Turkey. Interestingly, the play has been produced a lot among countries that were formerly parts of the erstwhile USSR, including Russia. The play is set in a mountain village that lives under the threat of an avalanche for nine months of the year. During those nine months, people take extreme measures to prevent an avalanche."--Introduction.
Note:
Title from title page (viewed August 27, 2021).
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Characters: Old woman, Old man, Young woman, Young man, Man, Woman, Midwife, President, Female member, Male member, Guard 1, Guard 2.
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In English.
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Original language in Turkish.
In:
Solum, and other plays from Turkey., London, England : Seagull Books London, 2011., Pages 10-61, 9780857420015
Language:
English
Keywords:
Drama.
;
Drama.
