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KUSHNER, TONY; JOACHIM NEUGROSCHEL - A Dybbuk and Other Tales of the Supernatural: Adapted and Translated from S. Ansky

 1530324626,
New York: Theatre Communications Group, 1998. 1559361379. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Soft Cover. ISBN: 1559361379. Publisher's glossy wraps. Translations of Yiddish literature into English by Joachim Neugroschel with adaptions by Tony Kushner. The author, Shloyme Zanvl Rappoport (1863-1920), known by his pseudonym S. Ansky (or An-sky), was a Jewish author, playwright, researcher of Jewish folklore, polemicist, and cultural and political activist. He is best known for his play "The Dybbuk or Between Two Worlds," written in 1914. The play was first staged in the Elyseum Theatre in Warsaw two months after the author's death on November 8, 1920. It was subsequently translated into a dozen or more languages and performed thousands of times all over the world. It is still being produced, along with numerous adaptations, as well as operas, ballets, and symphonic suites. (For example, in 2011 there were seven different productions.) It is considered the jewel of the Jewish theatre. In the early years "The Dybbuk" was considered so significant that parodies of it were written and produced. Some underlining throughout, else as new. VERY GOOD.. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. vi,198 pp. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued .
USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.5 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1530] Book number 16561

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