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The Labor of Life

By Hanoch Levin

The Labor of Life Religion & Esotericism

The Labor of Life

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Israeli playwright and director Hanoch Levin was one of the most original and innovative writers of his generation. Although Levin is familiar within the Israeli cultural context-and despite the steadily growing stream of literary and theatrical research of his oeuvre-there are few resources on his work available outside of Israel. The present volume, containing a selection of ten of his plays, is the first comprehensive effort to present this unique playwright and director to a broad readership. Levin's artistic credo was based on a constant urge to criticize Israeli society and its mainstream ideology while simultaneously confronting the basic human and existential issues of life and death. A whole generation of Israeli theater audiences has grown up on Levin's performances with all their paradoxical complexities. At this point, just a few years after his death from cancer in 1999 at the age of 56, it may not be possible to evaluate the full impact of his work. But this volume will contribute significantly to scholarship in this direction and to the appreciation of Levin's unique style.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
310
Release Date:
2003-08-11
Publication Date:
2003-08-11
Publisher:
Stanford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0804748586
ISBN13:
9780804748582
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
490 g
Height:
149 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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