Death and Taxes: Hydriotaphia and Other PlaysTheatre Communications Group, 1998 M12 1 - 360 pages "This is an odd assemblage of plays, for which gathering-together there is no overarching thematic justification. Because several of the plays deal with death, and one of the death-plays deals as well with money, and the last play deals with taxation, we're calling the book Death & Taxes. But all plays, directly or indirectly, are about death and taxes, so this title explains little..." –Tony Kushner This stunning new collection by Tony Kushner, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Angels in America, showcases his masterful explorations of form and style. A rich and vibrant collection from one of our greatest American playwrights, Death & Taxes includes the following treasure trove of works: |
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... leave the establishment. I was amused that the Times would not allow the term “alter kocher,” which means “oldtimer,” because it is literally but inaccurately translated as “old crapper”; on the other hand, “dreck,” which actually means ...
... of affliction leave but short smart upon us. Sense endureth no extremities, and sorrows destroy us or themselves. To weep into stones are fables. Afflictions induce callosities, miseries are slippery, or fall like snow upon us,
... leave. (Babbo goes. Dr. Schadenfreude notices the gravedigger.) DR. SCHADENFREUDE Who are you? PUMDKIN Gravedigger. DR. SCHADENFREUDE How convenient. Now then. (Schadenfreude leaps onto the bed with the equipment. He pulls 54 *#9 ...
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Contents
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G DavidSchine in Hell | 227 |
Notes onAkiba | 241 |
Terminating | 261 |
East CoastOde toHoward Jarvis | 291 |