Plays
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Salomé
Wilde, OscarSaga EgmontBased on a story from the Bible, ‘Salomé’ provoked such outrage that it was banned from the British stage for a number of years. However, fiercely defended by academics for its lit...
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Hedda Gabler
Ibsen, HenrikSaga EgmontHenrik Ibsen’s 1890 play 'Hedda Gabler' is a study of a woman who wants to climb the social ladder. Where another of Ibsen's great female character, Nora from 'A Doll's House', had...
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The Playboy of the Western World
Synge, John MillingtonSaga EgmontOn a quiet autumn evening, the inhabitants of Flaherty’s ramshackle pub are interrupted by the arrival of Christy Mahon, a fugitive claiming to have murdered his father. Enamoured...
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Crimson Purple
Sarajlija, Emilia SayakaBooks on Demand"How tightly can you close your eyes?" Crimson Purple is a unique take on a story with supernatural and cruel elements, playing itself out in a parallel Tokyo. We get to follow th...
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The Duchess of Padua
Wilde, OscarSaga Egmont‘The Duchess of Padua’ is a five-act play, originally written for American actress, Mary Anderson (best known for her role in ‘Gone with the Wind’). With themes of murder, suicide,...
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Vera; or, The Nihilists
Wilde, OscarSaga EgmontWhile Wilde might be better known for acidic and satirical comedies, such as ‘The Importance of being Earnest,’ and ‘Lay Windemere’s Fan,’ his first outing as a playwright was in t...
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Hämnden
Söderlund, BosseMedia 24 / DigibookSom barn såg han sin mor och mormor mördas av två bröder. Söner till traktens storbonde. Han flydde ut i skogen och växte upp där med ett enda mål, att komma tillbaka och hämnas.
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Ruy Blas
Hugo, VictorSaga EgmontThe play "Ruy Blas" explores the life of an ordinary poet and servant, Ruy Blas, who has secretly fallen in love with the Queen of Spain. His master plots revenge against the unfit...
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Scorn of Women
London, JackSaga EgmontA tale of literal and proverbial gold diggers. Not the incel manifesto you might expect, 'Scorn of Women' is one of Jack London's rare attempts at playwriting, being a three-act ad...
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100 sonetter - skulpturer i ordgestalt
Axelsson, Walter DanBookeaWilliam Shakespeare Sonetter tolkade av Walter Dan Axelsson En vacker tolkning där rimflätningen och metaforiken är både trogen och ledig. Svenska Dagbladet (Carl-Johan Malmberg)...
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The Clouds
, AristophanesSaga Egmont‘The Clouds’ is a comedic attack on the qualities of virtue and excellence, as espoused by Sophist philosophers. The central figure, Strepsiades, enrols his dissolute son, Pheidipp...
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Pericles, Prince of Tyre
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga EgmontYou know that thing when you have an incestuous relationship with your daughter, but you don’t want anyone to know about it, so you disguise the truth in a riddle and make her suit...
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Hamlet
Shakespeare, WilliamSaga Egmont'To be, or not to be, that is the question.' If you’ll only ever read one Shakespeare play, let it be Hamlet. It tells the story of the young Prince of Denmark whose father visits...
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The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People
Wilde, OscarSaga Egmont"I never travel without my diary. One should always have something sensational to read in the train." Jack Worthing is an important and respected person in Hertfordshire. Being a g...
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For Love of the King
Wilde, OscarSaga EgmontImagine being torn away from the person you love most in the world! The pain would be just too terrible to bear! This is exactly what happens to Shah Mah Phru after she falls passi...
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Ninas flykt
Oravsky, VladimirJPS Media”… En tullare vid färjeterminalen vinkar in lastbilen. Vad har ni i lasten? frågar han föraren. Chauffören ger tullaren några papper. Är du vänlig och stiger ur, uppmanar tullaren....
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En månad på landet
Turgenev, IvanAtrium FörlagNär den vackra och uttråkade godsägarinnan Natalja Petrovna förälskar sig i sin sons unge lärare inser hon snart att hon har en rival i sin protegé Vera. Kan det vara en lösning at...
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Lasse & Lenin -En bok om Lasse Diding som hotellägare, kommunist, alkoholist, samlare, miljonär, boknörd, varbergsbo, frankofil, kubafrälst, retsticka och klosterägare
Nygren, PerMedia 24 / DigibookLasse Diding är världens mest omskrivna Varbergsbo. Hotellägare med Lenin som varumärke, kommunist, mångmiljonär, initiativtagare till Jan Myrdalsällskapet, känd från filmen I vänt...
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Ikiliikkuja
Lassila, MaijuSaga EgmontHapatus-niminen mies ja hänen poikansa Nisse ovat saaneet maanmainion idean. He aikovat valmistaa ikiliikkujan! Vaan onko ikiliikkujan tekeminen mahdollista? Asiaa epäilee ainakin...
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Rysningar
Brohammer, GöranLange ForlagVarför läsa sådant som skrämmer? Kanske för att i mörkret är det lättare att se ljuset.Men natten, hur mörk och skrämmande den än visat sig, ger till slut vika. Morgonsolens livgi...