Head to Toe - Couverture souple

Orton, Joe

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0413414604 ISBN 13 : 9780413414601

Editeur : Methuen Publishing Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

When Gombald Proval strays on to the head of a giant, it's the start of a journey through a nightmare world. He is caught in a gender-bending love affair, thrown in jail, and enlisted in a war between the Left Buttock and Right Buttock dwellers. Will Gombald escape these myriad perils?

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Here, together for the first time in one volume, are Joe Orton's earliest and last published works. Head to Toe is the saga of Gombold, who strays onto the head of a creature some hundred miles high and begins making his way through the giant's nether regions and on toward his toes. En route, he falls into the clutches of a dominating and gender-bending policewoman; finds himself in an assassination squad whose target is the prime minister; and finally enlists in an apocalyptic war between the Left and Right Buttocks. Up Against It is a screenplay commissioned by the Beatles in 1967, in which, as Orton described it, "The boys have been caught in flagrante , become involved in dubious political activity, dressed as women, committed murder, been put in prison, and committed adultery." The two works, which mirror each other in many ways, combine elements of satire, eroticism, and nightmare with Orton's characteristic glee.

Biographie de l'auteur

The plays of Joe Orton (1933–1967)— Loot, What the Butler Saw, Entertaining Mr. Sloane, and others—rank with Oscar Wilde's as some of the most outrageous and hilarious of our time. He was brutally murdered by his male lover at the peak of his career.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Methuen Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0413414604
• ISBN 13: 9780413414601
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 186
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible