Charges (the Supplicants) |
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| Author:
| Jelinek, Elfriede |
| Translator:
| Honegger, Gitta |
| Series title: | The German List Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-85742-330-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2017 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $31.95 |
Book Description:
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One of humanities enduring plights is the fate of refugees. Wars, religious persecution economic hardship and environmental disasters force countless millions of people from their homes in mostly poor countries. They seek refuge in the rich countries of this world, where, more often than not, they are not welcome. During the early 2010s the multiple crises in the Middle East and Africa have driven numerous desperate people to cross the Mediterranean Sea hoping to...
More DescriptionOne of humanities enduring plights is the fate of refugees. Wars, religious persecution economic hardship and environmental disasters force countless millions of people from their homes in mostly poor countries. They seek refuge in the rich countries of this world, where, more often than not, they are not welcome.
During the early 2010s the multiple crises in the Middle East and Africa have driven numerous desperate people to cross the Mediterranean Sea hoping to reach Europe. Many perish en route. All pay huge sums to ruthless smugglers. And those that make it face a Europe not prepared to deal with this kind of human misery in their midst.
This new performance text by Nobel Laureate Elfriede Jelinek shows in her characteristically powerful exploration of language from Sophocles' Supplicants to the blogosphere how citizen of the rich countries respond to the strangers in their midst.