Betrayal
by:
Harold Pinter (author)
Part of a collection of Harold Pinter's works, this is a comedy of sexual manners in which Pinter captures the psyche's sly manoeuvres for self-respect with sardonic forgiveness. Written in 1978 by the author of "The Caretaker", "The Lover", "The Homecoming" and "The Birthday Party".
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Part of a collection of Harold Pinter's works, this is a comedy of sexual manners in which Pinter captures the psyche's sly manoeuvres for self-respect with sardonic forgiveness. Written in 1978 by the author of "The Caretaker", "The Lover", "The Homecoming" and "The Birthday Party".
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780571160822 (0571160824)
Publish date: October 1998
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
College,
Nobel Prize
I can just as easily give it 2 stars, but I'm allowing for the possibility that it's better as a live performance. Pinter could have named this play What?, due to how many times his characters ask that question. They come across as either really dense, or as suffering from some serious ADD. He was p...
This probably works better on the stage than it does on the page. Frankly, I was disappointed. True to its title, Betrayal is a story about betrayal and deception. The play is centered on three people: Emma, Robert, and Jerry. Emma, who is married to Robert, has had a long-term affair with Robert'...
sat 2:30Harold Pinter's acclaimed drama about a love affair and the intricate nature of deceit.
It is the film you want to see, not the book: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betrayal_(1983_film)From today's obituary: Pinter once said of language, "The speech we hear is an indication of that which we don't hear. It is a necessary avoidance, a violent, sly, and anguished or mocking smoke scree...
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