The Mrozek Reader

by Sławomir Mrożek

Book Overview

S3awomir Mro ek has reigned as the pre-eminent playwright and satirist of Eastern Europe for the past half-century. A sharp critic of all oppressive systems during the Cold War, he began his career as a young enthusiast for the new Communist regime in the early 1950s. It didn't take long, however, until he was deemed such a threat that his work was banned not only in his native Poland, but also in all Eastern bloc countries. After the fall of Communism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802140661
• ISBN13: 9780802140661
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"