{"product_id":"the-belle-vue-paperback","title":"The Belle Vue - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eÖdön Von Horváth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth McLeish\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorváth's setting for this black political farce is a seedy hotel in Central Europe in the 1920s where the only guest is a drunken, ageing nymphomaniac - wealthy and despotic. Under her sole occupancy the hotel is falling apart and sliding even deeper into decadence. There is no future and no hope until a young woman arrives with a fortune to spend. What follows is a riot of confusion and mistaken identities, satirising the despair and futility of a continent poised on the brink of fascism. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHorváth (1901-1938) was accidentally killed in Paris after fleeing from the Nazis. \u003ci\u003eThe Belle Vue\u003c\/i\u003e, one of 16 plays, was not performed until 1969. This translation marked the British premiere, in a production by the Actors Touring Company.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.12 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775765676320,"sku":"9781870259736","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/965d0bdf0aef64bf62da06c9f356b4f9.webp?v=1780466608","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-belle-vue-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}