The nightmares of Carlos Fuentes
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The nightmares of Carlos Fuentes
(Oberon modern plays)
Oberon Books, c2014
- : pbk
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Translated from Arabic
"Nabil Elouahabi & Nick of time productions Ltd present"--Preliminary page
"The World Premiere. First performed at the Arcola Theatre Studio 1 on 23 June 2014"--Preliminary page
"First published in 2014 by Oberon Books Ltd"--Title page verso
"The original short story 'The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes' by Hassan Blasim was first published in The Madman of Freedom Square"--Title page verso
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Based on the short story by Hassan Blasim.
Salim, an Iraqi refugee, takes on a new identity In London after fleeing persecution in Baghdad. He is picked up, and marries a wealthy older woman, who enthusiastically coaches him in the bedroom for his forthcoming citizenship test. But Carlos Fuentes finds that knowing the names of all six of Henry VIII’s wives can neither satisfy his new wife nor turn him into a “Britishman”. The nightmare of the violence of his past catches up with him, and suddenly he is at the airport, accompanied by a G4 security guard, waiting for a plane to take him back to Iraq.
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