Horvath's setting for this black political farce is a seedy hotel in Central Europe in the 1920s where the only guest is a drunken, ageing nymphomaniac - wealthy and despotic. Under her sole occupancy
Meanwhile society at large, haunted by inflation, goes reeling towards Fascism. This energetic, hugely entertaining epic premiered in Berlin in 1931 as Nazi forces were gaining in strength. Tales
It's another normal day at a small-town station, where a handful of passengers are waiting for the stopping train. If not, how long can he postpone the day of judgment?Christopher Hampton's translatio
Don Juan’s back from the War and he’s got some catching up to do. Berlin is crumbling, but after years of abstinence, the Don is ready for some debauchery. Amidst political and economic upheaval, Don
Written in exile while in flight from the Nazis, this dark, bizarre evocation of everyday life under fascism is available for the first time in thirty years. This last book by Odon von Horvath, one
In Meredeth Oakes' new translation of Italian Night (Italienische Nacht) a group of card playing friends decide to hold a republican 'Italian Night' but discover that the local fascists have chosen th
