The cyclist ; His fifth woman : two plays

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The cyclist ; His fifth woman : two plays

by Vijay Tendulkar with ; an introduction and translation of the cyclist by Balwant Bhaneja

(Oxford India paperbacks)

Oxford University Press, 2006

  • : pbk.

Other Title

Two plays by Vijay Tendulkar

His fifth woman

Uniform Title

Safar/Cyclewallah

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Description

These two plays by the legendary Vijay Tendulkar, are a critique of Indian society and the reality surrounding the playwright. His Fifth Woman brings to play the injustices and inequalities suffered by women in the husband-wife relationship.Intended to be his last play, The Cyclist is different from Tendulkar's large body of work. It is a skillfully crafted uninterrupted single piece about adventure of life told through a cyclist's journey. As an experimental playwright, Tendulkar's every play, in its form and structure, is different from the previous one. This complex theme he takes head on, and tackles with a simple form and language - an episodic structure and naturalistic mot naif dialogue. Life's complexity can perhaps be best understood when told in simple terms. In this, Tendulkar joins other great journey writers: Homer (The Odyssey), Voltaire (Candide), Ibsen (Peer Gynt), and Becket (Waiting for Godot). Tendulkar has described his plays to be about reality surrounding him: I write to let my concerns vis a vis my reality - the human conditions as I perceive it .

Table of Contents

  • INTRODUCTION
  • THE CYCLIST
  • HIS FIFTH WOMAN.

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  • NCID
    BB15442116
  • ISBN
    • 9780195676402
  • LCCN
    2006345715
  • Country Code
    ii
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    engmar
  • Place of Publication
    New Delhi ; New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiv, 79 p.
  • Size
    22 cm
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