num_pages: 128
description: Brian Friel explores the most Chekhovian of themes in his three new works inspired by the great Russian the absurd realm which lies between perpetual hope and a penchant for self-destruction. Whether exploring the loneliness of an unhappy marriage (in The Yalta Game , based on Chekhov's story The Lady with the Lapdog ), or imagining the bittersweet meeting of Sonya (Uncle Vanya's niece) and Andrei (the brother of a certain three sisters) in a new work inspired by characters from two Chekhov plays, Friel shows his own masterful range.
language: English
title: Three Plays After: The Yalta Game, The Bear, Afterplay
titlecomplete: Three Plays After: The Yalta Game, The Bear, Afterplay (Faber Plays)
ratings_count: 15
publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux