The Green Lantern

"A theater troupe dares to put on Shakespeare's King Lear, and shortly before the performance, the actor playing the title role falls ill. The prop manager, a lumbering, largely silent bear of a man - completely inappropriate for the part, according to common perception - finds himself literally thrust into the spotlight. His performance becomes the talk of Moscow, and he falls under the direct scrutiny of Joseph Stalin, who controls whether the show will proceed and the actors will live to give another performance. A winter's tale, an exploration of Shakespeare, the Soviet Union, and what it is to "perform.""--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: THEY WERE GIVEN A MOUSETRAP ON STRANGLERS' LANE, the former Paradiz, where Chaliapin sang before he went into exile.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Thunder's Mouth Press

Editions

1

Pages

368

ISBN

9781560257950

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