1936:Berlin and other plays

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

A unique collection of three plays by Olympic coach and best-selling author Tom McNab. They cover the dark world of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, the final days of George Orwell, and an imaginary relationship between Orson Welles and Leni Riefenstahl.ORWELL ON JURAA vivid portrait of the ailing Orwell as he struggles to complete his final novel 1984. In his dreams he is visited by the characters of his past works who address him for the last time. WHISPER IN THE HEARTValencia 1955 and a down-at-heel Orson Welles engages another troubled soul, Leni Riefenstahl to assist him in a pelota-based BBC documentary. Two of the greatest filmmakers of their day share the peaks and troughs of their troubled lives.1936: BERLINAs Nazi Germany prepares for the greatest propaganda success of the decade - the Berlin Olympics - American sport considers a boycott. In the USA, journalist William Shirer takes the lid off the political infighting and the dilemma faced by legendary athlete Jesse Owens.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-05-01
Mått:148 x 210 x undefined mm
Vikt:249 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Aurora Metro Publications
ISBN:9781912430116

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Tom McNab is a leading figure in the sporting world, having won five titles in the Scottish triple jump and coached Greg Rutherford to a gold medal as a long jumper and the English rugby team to win silver in 1992. He was Technical Director on the film Chariots of Fire and has written several radio plays and novels including best seller Flanagan's Run, with film rights sold to Disney. In 1982 he won the Scottish Novelist of the Year award. He has been a commentator for ITV and Channel 4, a freelance journalist for the Observer, Sunday Telegraph, Times and Independent.

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Praise for 1936 "... poses an intriguing question: knowing what it did about the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany, should America... have woken up to its responsibilities sooner, and might a boycott of the games have prevented the Holocaust?" The Telegraph; "There's no doubt McNab has a fascinating story to tell... This battle of ideals and ambition is where the play takes flight, as McNab provocatively parallels America's treatment of its black athletes, Jesse Owens included, with racism under the Third Reich." - The Guardian