Scorched [Paperback]

Wajdi Mouawad (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Twin children Jeanne and Simon want to solve the mystery of their origins. In retracing the bitter history of their mother, who is about to die, other characters come into the story—witnesses or key players able to assist in the investigation. Carried aloft by poetic language, the inquiry pursued by Jeanne and Simon unfolds in a dreamlike atmosphere.

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“This haunting work may be the best piece of theatre this country has produced this millennium.”--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

WAJDI MOUAWAD has worked as an actor and director, and his original plays have become a central element in many theatres across Quebec. Mouawad was the winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award in 2000, and earned the position of Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre French Theatre in 2007.

LINDA GABORIAU is a dramaturg and literary translator credited with translating over 100 titles, including a number of plays by such reknowned writers as Michel Tremblay, Jean Marc Dalpé, Daniel Danis, and Michel Marc Bouchard. Gaboriau was the founding director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887547605
• ISBN-13: 978-0887547607
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #537,366 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect, October 20, 2011

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This review is from: Scorched (Revised Edition) (Paperback)

During the summer I watched a movie that was based on this play..Incendies (scorched in french) and I looked for the script everryyywhere. It wasn't being distributed at the time I was searching for it..but within a month Amazon had it for me. Not even the book publishing company had it. I am so pleased, and it's a beautiful story. A mother dies, and in her will she tells her children to search for their father and half-brother that they didn't know existed. They travel through her past searching for answers..and it has an amazing twist at the end. It's a play, so it's a quick read! It really is perfect.