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David Harrower

デイヴィッド・ハロワー

Deividdo Harowā

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1966 (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Nationality
Scottish
Languages
English
Residence History
Glasgow

Career

Occupations
Playwright
Active Years
1995-

Awards

LA Drama Critics Circle Award
2011
Work: Blackbird
Category: Best Writing
Organization: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Knives in Hens

1997 Drama

A relationship triangle in a rural setting, and a woman's internal quest to find out what she wants from life.

RelationshipsSelf-discovery

Blackbird

2005 Drama

Depicts the meeting between a young woman and a middle-aged man who kidnapped and raped her fifteen years earlier.

TraumaRedemption

Bibliography

  • Knives in Hens (1997)
  • Kill the Old Torture their Young (1998)
  • Presence (2001)
  • Six Characters Looking for an Author (2001)
  • The Chrysalids (2001)
  • Ivanov (2002)
  • The Girl on the Sofa (2002)
  • Dark Earth (2003)
  • Tales from the Vienna Woods (2003)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Mixing realism with poetry and fantasyIntrospective dialogue
Recurring Motifs
Complexity of human relationshipsMeaning of history and land

Legacy

Scottish playwright known for over 10 original works, numerous translations and adaptations.