Results for: books tagged ‘Betrayal’
Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Christopher Hampton
‘Christopher Hampton’s brilliant adaptation ... gives a pitiless and searching portrait of the erotic diversions of aristocrats in putrescent pre-revolutionary France.’ Daily Telegraph ‘Hampton’s achievement is to have preserved the ... More
The General from America: Richard Nelson
Can you betray your country, when your country has betrayed itself? In 1780, America's most successful General believed the War of Independence had lost its way. He decided to surrender ... More
The Blue Room: David Hare
Schnitzler described Reigen, his loose series of sexual sketches, as 'completely unprintable'. The company that first presented them was prosecuted for obscenity in 1921. It was only when Max Ophuls ... More
Antarctica: Claire Keegan
From the opening story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind - to sleep with another man - Antarctica draws ... More
More Light: Bryony Lavery
An Obedient Father: Akhil Sharma
Ram Karan, a corrupt official in the Delhi school system, lives in one of the city's slums with his widowed daughter and his eight-year-old granddaughter. Bumbling, ironical, sad, Ram is ... More
Electric Brae: Andrew Greig
At the centre of Electric Brae is the crumbling sea-stack of the Old Man of Hoy and the consuming relationship between a young artist, Kim, coldly passionate, talented, secretive, and ... More
Vanilla Sky: Cameron Crowe
The Shape of Things: Neil LaBute
How far would you go for love? For art? What would you be willing to change? Which price might you pay?Such are the painful questions explored by Neil Labute in ... More
Castro's Dream: Lucy Wadham
Astrid and Lola, sisters in exile in Paris, are inextricably linked to the separatist struggle in their native Basque country. They await the release from prison of Lola's lover Mikel, ... More
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