The Homecoming
by:
Harold Pinter (author)
In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family of men: Max, the aging but still aggressive patriarch; his younger, ineffectual brother Sam; and two of Max's three sons, neither of whom is married—Lenny, a small-time pimp, and Joey, who dreams of success as a boxer....
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In an old and slightly seedy house in North London there lives a family of men: Max, the aging but still aggressive patriarch; his younger, ineffectual brother Sam; and two of Max's three sons, neither of whom is married—Lenny, a small-time pimp, and Joey, who dreams of success as a boxer. Into this sinister abode come the eldest son, Teddy, who, having spent the past six years teaching philosophy in America, is now bringing his wife, Ruth, home to visit the family she has never met.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780394172514 (0394172515)
Publish date: January 20th 1967
Publisher: Grove Press, Inc.
Pages no: 82
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Read For School,
20th Century,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Nobel Prize
Good description to the appearance of the character, so you can feel the disgust but also the wonder. A little predictable, but done well all the same.
If the purpose of theater is to make the audience uncomfortable then Pinter is a genius. Is misogyny excusable if it is drama? Is it more excusable as comedy?
I seem to have missed the point, although I've no doubt there is one. Best performed, I'd say.
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