Barricade (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781803090511)

A political play staging the Nazi takeover of Germany with an eye on India.

Although Utpal Dutt is acknowledged as a trailblazer of post-Independence Indian theater, English readers have not had access to the range and wealth of his drama. Barricade is a political play that stages the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 with an eye on India. Today, the surge to power of far-right parties and fundamentalist fanaticism across the world means that the co-option of democracy and civil society that led to Nazi fascism can happen again--or indeed has already happened--granting Barricade its immediate urgency. Equipped with an introduction analyzing its historical context, this translation of Barricade is also a very rare product in dramatic literature, collating both the printed original as well as a documented performance of the production directed by Dutt.

Author: Utpal Dutt
ISBN-10: 1803090510
ISBN-13: 9781803090511
Publisher: Seagull Books
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2022
Pages: 132
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.50h x 4.90w x 0.40d