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106 Five key plays by the master of post-Revolutionary Russian theater 978-1-59020-900-4 • U.S. $25.00 / $30.00 CAN. Drama 6” x 9” • 320 pages Rights: V00 Pub History: Ardis PB, 978-0-88233-049-5 On Sale: 7/31/12 suGGesteD oRDeR Photo © Serge Lachinov nikolai evreinov translated from the Russian by christopher collins theater as life five modern Plays nikolai evreinov stands with stanislavsky and meyerhold in his importance to Russian theater. He founded theaters, directed plays and opera, was a theater historian, and wrote some thirty plays. as a playwright he explored the dichotomy of reality and illusion, employing the full range of theatrical resources including music, dance, color, plays-within-plays, disguises, complex plots, and surprise endings. long unavailable, this essential anthology contains translations of five plays; evreinov’s best known, The Main Thing, which in its time was produced by Pirandello’s theater and then on broadway starring edward G. Robinson and lee strasberg, as well as A Merry Death, The Ship of the Righteous, The Theater of the Soul, and The Theater of the Eternal War. Rounding out the volume is an extensive introduction by christopher collins, written in consultation with evreinov’s widow, and many rare illustrations and photographs, including portraits of evreinov, sketches of sets by the playwright, and photographs from productions in nyc, Paris, milan, and Warsaw. ■■National Publicity ■■National Review and Feature Attention ■■Online Promotions nikolai evreinov (1879-1953) was a Russian playwright, director, and producer associated with the Russian symbolists. christopher collins studied evreinov’s work as a fulbright fellow in Paris. His translations and articles have appeared in the Russian Literature Triquarterly and Slavic and East European Journal. a u G u s t • o V e R l o o k / a R D i s
An unorthodox biography of “the greatest comic writer ever” (Douglas Adams) and a window into the mind of a brilliant humorist 978-1-59020-865-6 • U.S. $15.00 / NCR Biography 5” x 7 3/8” • 300 pages 31 b/w illustrations Rights: A00 Pub History: Overlook HC, 978-1-598567-393-3 On Sale: 7/31/12 ■■a complete list of the collector’s Wodehouse volumes can be found at www.overlookpress.com suGGesteD oRDeR barry Day and tony Ring P.G. Wodehouse in His own Words from the publisher of the acclaimed collector’s Wodehouse editions, P.G. Wodehouse In His Own Words is a sparkling collection of excerpts from the master’s own writings that reveals a wonderfully entertaining gloss on Wodehouse’s own life story. Quotations from a literary career spanning more than seventy years are arranged in chapters that move from childhood, to school years, to the various preoccupations of the grown man. a linking narrative, skillfully supplied by Wodehouse aficionado barry Day, and former President of the international Wodehouse society tony Ring brilliantly ties all the material together. full of the scintillating wordplay and comedy that characterize Wodehouse’s novels, stories, letters, and nonfiction, this handsome volume is the perfect addition to anyone’s library. “Perfect comfort book, at once soothing, funny and touching . . . Wodehouse in his Own Words will send you scurrying out for Plum’s novels and short story collections.” —Washington Post Book World “Delectable compendium of quotes from Bertie Wooster’s creator.” —Village Voice ■■National Publicity ■■National Review and Feature Attention ■■Online Promotions barrY daY is a life-long admirer of Wodehouse, and the author and editor of many books about the world of theater and literature. tonY ring is the former President of the international Wodehouse association and has 107 written an eight-part Concordance covering all of Wodehouse’s fiction. a u G u s t • o V e R l o o k
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An unorthodox biography of “the greatest comic<br />
writer ever” (Douglas Adams) and a window into the<br />
mind of a brilliant humorist<br />
978-1-59020-865-6 • U.S. $15.00 / NCR<br />
Biography<br />
5” x 7 3/8” • 300 pages<br />
31 b/w illustrations<br />
Rights: A00<br />
Pub History: Overlook HC, 978-1-598567-393-3<br />
On Sale: 7/31/12<br />
■■a complete list of the collector’s Wodehouse<br />
volumes can be found at www.overlookpress.com<br />
suGGesteD oRDeR<br />
barry Day and tony Ring<br />
P.G. Wodehouse<br />
in His own Words<br />
from the publisher of the acclaimed collector’s Wodehouse editions, P.G.<br />
Wodehouse In His Own Words is a sparkling collection of excerpts from<br />
the master’s own writings that reveals a wonderfully entertaining gloss on<br />
Wodehouse’s own life story. Quotations from a literary career spanning<br />
more than seventy years are arranged in chapters that move from childhood,<br />
to school years, to the various preoccupations of the grown man. a linking<br />
narrative, skillfully supplied by Wodehouse aficionado barry Day, and former<br />
President of the international Wodehouse society tony Ring brilliantly ties all<br />
the material together.<br />
full of the scintillating wordplay and comedy that characterize Wodehouse’s<br />
novels, stories, letters, and nonfiction, this handsome volume is the perfect<br />
addition to anyone’s library.<br />
“Perfect comfort book, at once soothing, funny and touching . . .<br />
Wodehouse in his Own Words will send you scurrying out for Plum’s<br />
novels and short story collections.” —Washington Post Book World<br />
“Delectable compendium of quotes from Bertie Wooster’s creator.”<br />
—Village Voice<br />
■■National Publicity<br />
■■National Re<strong>view</strong> and Feature Attention<br />
■■Online Promotions<br />
barrY daY is a life-long admirer of Wodehouse, and the author and editor<br />
of many books about the world of theater and literature. tonY ring is<br />
the former President of the international Wodehouse association and has 107<br />
written an eight-part Concordance covering all of Wodehouse’s fiction.<br />
a u G u s t • o V e R l o o k
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