The Star with No Name by Mihail Sebastian

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The Star with No Name by Mihail Sebastian

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Zusammenfassung

Thrown off the train for not having a ticket, Mona finds herself, alone, at night with no money. The local teacher, Marin, invites her to stay and an attraction soon develops. But their happiness is shattered the next day by the arrival of Mona's boyfriend. Will she return to the city with him or choose a quieter life with Marin in the country?

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The Star with No Name by Mihail Sebastian

Thrown off the train for not having a ticket, Mona finds herself, alone, in a rural town at night. Although she is fashionably dressed, she has no money and nowhere to stay. Fortunately, the local schoolteacher, Marin, invites her to stay at his home while he sleeps over at a friend's place.However, an attraction soon develops. Marin, a keen astronomer, reveals that he has discovered a star which is not marked on any star chart. They share a wonderfully happy night together. But their idyll is soon shattered by the arrival of Mona's boyfriend, Grig. Will Mona choose to return to her old life in the city or settle for a quieter life with Marin?This play was a hit play in Romania at the time it was written and has subsequently been adapted for film in both France and Russia. Available for the first time in a new English translation by Gabi Reigh.

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Mihail Sebastian was the pen-name of the Romanian writer Iosif Hechter. Born in the Danube port of Braila, he died in a road accident in 1945. During the period between the wars he was well-known for his lyrical and ironic plays and for urbane psychological novels tinged with melancholy, as well as for his extraordinary literary essays. His novel For Two Thousand Years is a Penguin Modern Classic.
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ISBN 13 9781912430512
ISBN 10 1912430517
Titel The Star with No Name
Autor Mihail Sebastian
Buchzustand Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart Paperback
Verlag Aurora Metro Publications
Erscheinungsjahr 2020-05-14
Seitenanzahl 144
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