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The Modern Nativity Play
Author(s): Ireneusz Iredynski
Just as a concentration camp is about to be liberated, prisoners are forced to rehearse a nativity play about Herod and Christ's family, authored by a camp guard. During the course of Iredynski's drama, the camp prisoners play ironic roles in this grotesque nativity play.
Format: Drama
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production:
Poznan, Poland 1965
Poznan, Poland 1965
Nationality of Author: Polish
Original Language: Polish
Publisher:
Dialog, 7; Authors Agency Warsaw
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