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050 0 0 _aPQ7271.E5
_bM49 2007
082 1 _aLAS 862 MEX
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245 0 0 _aMexican plays
_c/ edited and with a foreword by by Elyse Dodgson ; introduced by Luis Mario Moncada
260 _aLondon
_b: Nick Hern in association with Royal Court Theatre
_c, 2007
300 _a304 p.
_c; 20 cm.
505 0 _aOn insomnia and midnight / Edgar Chías ; translated by David Johnston -- Little certainties / Bárbara Colio ; translated by William Gregory -- Seven-eleven / Iván Olivares ; translated by William Gregory -- The Sánchez Huerta girl killed herself / Claudia Ríos ; translated by Roxana Silbert -- Used blood junkyard / Alberto Villarreal ; translated by Simon Scardifield.
520 _aA unique collection of five surprising and exciting plays from Mexico. On Insomnia and Midnight by Edgar Chías - In a mountain hotel an ailing guest and nervous chambermaid strike up an uneasy friendship. The Sánchez Huerta Girl Killed Herself by Claudia Ríos - After a young girl's suicide, her parents meet for the first time in years at the school where she died. Seven-Eleven by Iván Olivares Cabron (the Bastard) isn't having a good day. His scams aren't going well. Thank god for Seven-Eleven and its constant supply of hot-dogs. Little Certainties by Bárbara Colio Mario is missing, presumed dead. In the town of Tijuana, his brother and sister make a shocking discovery about Mario and his secrets. Used Blood Junkyard by Alberto Villarreal Làzaro, his mates and his porn-star girlfriend are 'art terrorists'... Can anything stop their killing spree?
546 _aTranslated from the Spanish to English
650 4 _aMexican drama
_y-21st century
650 4 _aPlays
700 1 _aDodgson, Elyse
942 _cLAS
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