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The anthology is the first collection of the seven major plays by seminal French playwright Bernard-Marie Koltès (1948-1989) in American English. Translated in over thirty languages, Koltès is considered to be the most important French playwright of the end of the twentieth century and heir to the legacy of Jean Cocteau, Jean Genet, Samuel Beckett, Sarah Kane, and Heiner Müller. His style is marked by a profusion of poetic language—reshaping traditional theatrical language in both content and form, while exploring new and unknown territories. A fervent traveler, his work was deeply inspired by his exposure to new languages and cultures, particularly from such places as Lagos (Nigeria), São Paulo (Brazil), Tikal (Guatemala), Managua (Nicaragua), New York (United States), and Lisbon (Portugal). His attention was constantly directed toward the figure of the underdog and marginalized communities. But it is in New York that Koltès is said to have found his “place in this world,” and particularly in the gay liberation movement in the late ’70s and early ’80s. He died at the age of 41 due to complications from the AIDS virus. Despite his significant relationship with the United States, un

Who reads Bernard-Marie Koltès: Seven Plays?

Author

Bernard-Marie Koltès (Author), Amin Erfani (Editor)

Publisher

Martin E. Segal Theatre Center

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781953892058

Category

nonfiction

Updated

2026-03-24