Complete Works, Volume II

by Harold Pinter

Book Overview

Along with Samuel Beckett and Eug ne Ionesco, Harold Pinter holds an undisputed place in the front ranks of contemporary dramatists. In volume two of his collected works, the plays and revue sketches mark a period of transition, as Pinter's characters and settings become more recognizably realistic, in contrast to the absurdist atmosphere of his earlier work. The Caretaker, which first brought him fame on both sides of the Atlantic, was called...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802132375
• ISBN13: 9780802132376
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Revue Sketches

I saw the Revue Sketches animated with the original dialogue on PBS in the late 60's. 'Trouble in the Works', a dialogue between the owner and head foreman in a machine parts factory, was hilarios with a lot of punning on the names of the parts. 'Last to Go' was also a funny and poignant sketch about a minimal conversation between a corner newspaper seller and customer about which London daily is the last one sold. The other plays I'm not familiar with.