Hanif Kureishi; Plays One (The King and Me, Outskirts, Borderline, Birds of Passage)

Faber & Faber, London, 1999. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. introduction by Hanif Kureishi. Photographic card cover with black coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. Black-and-white photograph of author to the rear book panel. In 1981 Hanif Kureishi was voted the Most Promising Playwright of the Year by the London Theatre Critics. In the succeeding years he wrote many original works, showing his development as a writer, finding his own subject matter and establishing his characteristically powerful and humorous style. In the introduction of this work, by the author, he "... looks at the work from the perspective of his own experience and what made him want to work in the theatre at the time, while assessing the significance of radical British theatre during the 70s and his own writing in this context." -- from the rear panel blurb. First edition of the work in this format and binding, and/or set or series. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 219, [1] pages,. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Edges and pages slightly aged toned.. Book is in very good condition with minimal signs of age and wear.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Theatre & Plays; Britain/UK; ISBN: 0571197744. ISBN/EAN: 9780571197743. Inventory No: 0115790. . 9780571197743