Feydeau Plays: 2: The Girl From Maxim's, She's All Yours, Jailbird. (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780413769206)

Kenneth McLeish's definitive translations of the most successful French dramatist of the Belle Epoque

Georges Feydau (1862-1921) was the most successful French dramatist of the belle epoque and is now widely regarded as one of the greatest of farce-writers. His series of dazzling hits matched high-speed action and dialogue with ingenious plotting. Reaching the heights of farcical lunacy, his plays nevertheless contain touches of barbed social comment and allowed him to mention subjects which would have provoked outrage in the hands of more serious dramatists.

This volume of new, sparkling translations by Kenneth McLeish contains two plays from the peak of his career, The Girl from Maxim 's and She's All Yours (La Main Passe), together with an early work, Jailbird (Gibier de potence).

Author: Georges Feydeau
ISBN-10: 0413769208
ISBN-13: 9780413769206
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2009
Pages: 528
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.10d