Summary
Your woman ranting, who said this, who said that, who said the other, all boils down to the usual rigmarole. The Oracle says don’t. The clodhopper says I will if I want. The Oracle flattens him, the clodhopper cuts out his eyes or the other clodhoppers cut them out for him, the clodhopper repents, the Oracle relents, everyone dies and they all live happily ever after until the whole malarkey begins again.
Marina Carr brings a contemporary lens to the pain and beauty of Sophoc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571400201 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571400205 |
| Author: | Marina Carr |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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About The Author
Marina Carr
Marina Carr was brought up in County Offaly. A graduate of University College Dublin, she has written extensively for the theatre. She has taught at Villanova, Princeton, and currently teaches in the School of English, Dublin City University. Awards include the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Macaulay Fellowship, the E. M. Forster Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Windham Campbell Prize. She lives in Dublin with her husband and four children.
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