{"product_id":"von-horvzath-zdzin-von-horvzath-9781840021332","title":"Von Horváth: Plays One: Sladek; A Sexual Congress","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the plays Sladek and A Sexual Congress plus an introduction by Penny Black\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the inter-war period of raging inflation in Germany, these two plays portray the losers in what von Horv th called 'the gigantic battle between the individual and society'. In Sladek, Black's version being the first to be published in English, we see how social conditions lead people to desperate action and violence, opening the road for dictators and fascists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWrittenjust as the Nazis came to power, A Sexual Congress predicts with frightening accuracy the cycle of violence that was to spread throughout Europe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ödön Von Horváth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1840021330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781840021332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.14w x 0.38d","brand":"Ödön Von Horváth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896917680383,"sku":"9781840021332","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b99a4fcc-650a-486f-883d-c7825105839e.jpg?v=1721372675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/von-horvzath-zdzin-von-horvzath-9781840021332","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}