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An Inspector Calls and Other Plays Time and the Conways (Penguin Modern Classics)
29 Mar 2001
by J. B. Priestley
- Publisher : Penguin Books, Limited (UK)
- Language : English
- Pages : 304
- ISBN-10 : ?14118535
- ISBN-13 : 9780141185354
"An Inspector Calls", first produced in 1946 when society was undergoing sweeping transformations, has recently enjoyed an enormously successful revival. While holding its audience with the gripping tension of a detective thriller, it is also a philosophical play about social conscience and the crumbling of middle class values. "Time and the Conways" and "I Have Been Here Before" belong to Priestley's 'time'plays, in which he explores the idea of precognition and pits fate against free will. "The Linden Tree" also challenges preconceived ideas of history when Professor Linden comes into conflict with his family about how life should be lived after the war.
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ISBN-10: 014118535X
ISBN-13: 9780141185354
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Published: 1//2000
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A policeman interrupts a rich family's dinner to question them about the suicide of a young working-class girl. As their guilty secrets are gradually revealed over the course of the evening, 'An Inspector Calls', J.B. Priestley's most famous play, shows us the terrible consequences of poverty and inequality. The other powerful plays in this collection explore time, fate, free will and the effects of war.
