The essay of the famous American playwright and screenwriter.
David Maet (b. 1947) is an incredibly versatile person, writes novels, essays, poems, books for children. He is the famous playwright (American Bison, 1976, Glengerry Glen Ross, Pulitzer Prize 1984), the famous film script (“Americans”, “Verdict”, “The postman always calls twice”, “The tail wags a dog”, etc.). In addition, he often acts as a director, and in some cases the producer of films according to his scenarios and plays them.
In his essays, Maet is wittily, sharply, temperamental about the most significant issues of modernity – from politics and religion to theater, cinema and cooking – about his attitude to Israel, Judaism, assimilation, to rich and poor synagogues, he reflects on the customs of Jews to relax, travel, furnish his housing and much more.
This book includes an essay of six collections.
Author
Mamet David
Editor
Bespalova L. G.
Translator
Motylev L. Yu., Golyshev Viktor Petrovich
Publisher
Text, 2014
Series
Chase collection
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