David Rabe Knihy

Exploring themes of life, death, and human connection, this collection features four stories and a novella that blend wit and absurdity. One story reveals the hidden struggles of carefree boys in a Midwestern setting, while another captures a poignant moment between siblings. A surreal phone call from the dead adds humor, and a tale of an elderly woman confronting her landlord highlights resilience in the face of injustice. These narratives showcase the author's talent for capturing the complexities of human experience with sharp insight and creativity.

Six plays deal with the Vietnam War, college students, an interracial relationship, an unusual couple who have an annual rendezvous, a surprise birthday party, and a terrible family secret

David Rabe has been a major voice and crucial force in American drama since 1971 when, in the midst of the Vietnam War, he startled the nation with The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. The story of a native recruit's initiation into war, it is by turns brutal and hilarious. It won the young playwright an Obie and was hailed by The New York Times as "rich humor, irony, and insight." More than two decades later, Rabe continues to be one of our most compelling dramatists, acclaimed most recently for the Tony Award-winning Hurlyburly. In this, the first of two volumes of The Vietnam Plays, Pavlo Hummel is paired with the equally intense Sticks and Stones, in which a blinded Vietnam veteran returns home numbed by the war and is astonished by his family's inability to comprehend their country's politics and his rage.

À travers des pièces marquantes telles que Streamers, Sticks and Bones et Hurlyburly, David Rabe a donné une voix puissante aux conflits souvent violents de la psyché américaine. Dans The Crossing Guard, adapté du scénario original de Sean Penn, il a écrit un roman inoubliable sur la parentalité, la vengeance et le pardon. Au centre : Deux hommes sur une trajectoire de collision. John Booth, un homme récemment libéré de prison, et Freddy Gale, un homme tellement possédé par sa soif de vengeance qu'il ne reculera devant rien. Pas même le meurtre. Au climax : La belle et sympathique épouse de Freddy, qui fait face à sa manière aux circonstances qui ont ruiné son mariage. Et Freddy, engagé dans deux quêtes puissantes - l'une, pour découvrir comment un homme en Amérique fait face à une douleur irrépressible, et l'autre, sa quête maniaque pour trouver John Booth, un homme attendant avec une arme.