Ping-Pong: A Play in Two Parts

by Arthur Adamov

VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION 1959 Grove / Evergreen softcover, free tracking number, clean text, solid binding, NO remainders NOT ex-library, smoke free; slight gentle shelfwear / storage-wear; 4 pages show tiny corner crease WE SHIP FAST. Carefully packed and quickly sent. 201804727 In Adamov's best known play, Le Ping-pong (performed 1955), the powerful central image is that of a pinball machine to which the characters surrender themselves in a never-ending, aimless game of chance, perfectly illustrating man’s adherence to false objectives and the futility of his busy endeavors. Please choose Priority / Expedited shipping for faster delivery. (No shipping to Mexico, Brazil, Argentina or Italy.)

Genres: Plays, Theatre, France, Drama

Paperback

First published January 1, 1955

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Reviews

[Matthieu · Rating 2 out of 5]

Several voices, faces. Churning scenery (funnellike). THE CORPORATION. Inability to express a feeling of terror (sameness, vague). They refer to themselves in the third person. Really not the best time to write a review (this moment), but later, yes.

[Dante FM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Profound....elliptical...worth reading and rereading over and over again, to find different shades of subtlety.

Easily one of the best plays to come out of the Theatre of the Absurd, up there with The Dumb Waiter and anything by Beckett.

[Ray Schram · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe, there is more to it than I got out of it, but it was trudge. I just could never quite get into the absurdity of pinball.