{"product_id":"through-the-leaves-and-other-plays-paperback","title":"Through the Leaves and Other Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFranz Xaver Kroetz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Downey\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike Sam Shepard--the American playwright whose career his most nearly resembles--Franz Xaver Kroetz is a controversial figure whose works have helped reshape world drama over the last two decades. His unsparing portraits of life in Germany's lower middle class redefine the notion of realism on the stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only Kroetz collection available in English, this volume includes: \u003cem\u003eThrough the Leaves\u003c\/em\u003e, about a female butcher and her laborer lover; \u003cem\u003eThe Nest\u003c\/em\u003e, about a worker who inadvertently poisons a lake and, consequently, injures his infant son; and \u003cem\u003eMensch Meier\u003c\/em\u003e, about a jittery, imaginative Munich assembly-line worker, his vague, housebound wife and their silently observant teenage son.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 5 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 02, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51782522470688,"sku":"9781636701592","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b73549876d8a0136bcbfa5265b99c28d.webp?v=1780573093","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/through-the-leaves-and-other-plays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}