The Birthday Party
London: Encore Publishing Co., (1959).
Price: $275.00
Softcover. First edition. Stapled illustrated wrappers. A bit rubbed and a tiny crease on front wrap, a very good or better copy in wrappers as issued. The very uncommon true first edition of Pinter's first play.
Item #545513
Harold Pinter
birth name: Harold Pinter
born: 10/10/1930
died: 12/24/2008
nationality: Great Britain
Biography
English playwright who achieved international renown as one of the most complex and challenging post-World War II dramatists. His plays are noted for their use of understatement, small talk, and reticence--even silence--to convey the substance of a character's thought. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.more
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2005.more