The Belle Vue (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781870259736)

Horv疸h's setting for this black political farce is a seedy hotel in Central Europe in the 1920s where the only guest is a drunken, ageing nymphomaniac - wealthy and despotic. Under her sole occupancy the hotel is falling apart and sliding even deeper into decadence. There is no future and no hope until a young woman arrives with a fortune to spend. What follows is a riot of confusion and mistaken identities, satirising the despair and futility of a continent poised on the brink of fascism.

Horv疸h (1901-1938) was accidentally killed in Paris after fleeing from the Nazis. The Belle Vue, one of 16 plays, was not performed until 1969. This translation marked the British premiere, in a production by the Actors Touring Company.

Author: ﾖd Von Horv疸h
ISBN-10: 1870259734
ISBN-13: 9781870259736
Publisher: Oberon Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1998
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.26lbs
Size: 8.12h x 5.10w x 0.22d