The Three Sisters
By Anton Chekhov.
Description
In this, his third adaptation of a Chekhov play, Pulitzer Prize–winning author David Mamet offers a contemporary, highly accessible version of Chekhov’s The Three Sisters. Working from a literal translation by Vlada Chernomordik, Mamet has rediscovered the characteristically modern chords in this powerful play and breathes new life into a timeless classic. This is Chekhov rendered in direct, colloquial language marked by Mamet’s finely tuned ear for dialogue.The play focuses on the lives of three sisters, Olga, Masha, and Irina, young women of the Russian gentry who try to fill ...
ISBN(s)
0802132766, 9780802132765
