{"product_id":"the-alternation-the-confusion-harald-osel-9781922913371","title":"The Alternation \u0026 The Confusion","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Alternation and The Confusion are two German plays that until now have not been published. Printed in English and German, the plays are a tribute to their late writer, Gerhard Waizmann.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Alternation\"\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003eA play about a seemingly idealistic poet who wants to overthrow the dictator, Terra the Supreme Wise. As the play progresses it becomes apparent the poet is only presenting his humanitarian values - and his love for Terra's helper and paramour - to further his own ends. In alliance with the Council of Wise Men, the poet ultimately succeeds in becoming dictator himself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The Confusion\"\u003c\/strong\u003eThe play has many episodes, in each of which a dialogue represents the core of the episode. The dialogues take place between different characters and is a collage of individually coherent, but overall unrelated, episodes. The play becomes a description of self-centered, non-conversing conversations, which is underlined by the subtitle making reference to the confusion of language during the building of the Tower of Babel.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harald Osel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1922913375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781922913371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Aurora House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Harald Osel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440127095039,"sku":"9781922913371","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99764ece-4e93-4993-a097-30ea3116589a.jpg?v=1777180423","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-alternation-the-confusion-harald-osel-9781922913371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}