The Patriotic Traitor - Brossura

Lynn, Jonathan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571331025 ISBN 13: 9780571331024

Casa editrice: Faber & Faber, 2016

Riassunto

Phillipe Pétain, a tough, uncompromising soldier who rose through the ranks to save France in 1916 Battle of Verdun. Charles de Gaulle, the aristocratic, academic and equally uncompromising soldier who led France to freedom when, decades later, Pétain became a Nazi collaborator. Two giants of the twentieth century who loved each other like father and son until they found themselves on opposing sides in World War II. In 1945 de Gaulle had his oldest friend tried for treason. Their complex relationship - noble, comic and absurd - changed history.Jonathan Lynn's The Patriotic Traitor tells the extraordinary story of these great men as Pétain awaits his verdict.The Patriotic Traitor premiered at the Park Theatre, London, in February 2016.

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Recensione:

'A cracking bit of writing by Jonathan Lynn.' (Andrew Marr The Andrew Marr Show)

This play challenges us to think about the sliding doors of history, about what makes a nation, a leader, or indeed, a traitor. It is a serious undertaking... It's a serious, and a seriously good, endeavour. (The Times)

Lynn's piece is emphatically craftsmanlike, perceptive, leisurely and detailed, gently amusing at times. (Sunday Times)

A genuinely instructive, entreatingly told account of the Second World War as seen from a rare perspective. (Guardian)

L'autore:

Jonathan Lynn is an English stage and film director, producer, writer, and actor. He directed comedy films such as Nuns on the Run, My Cousin Vinny, and The Fighting Temptations and earlier co-created and co-wrote the TV series Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister.

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• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0571331025
• ISBN 13: 9780571331024
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 109