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The Monument
A young soldier is convicted of war crimes. Stetko is the boy next door who comes from respectable parents and has gotten caught up in the political events of a war he never understood. Like the good son, the good soldier, he obeys his superiors only to find that, at the conclusion of war, he has become the scapegoat for crimes "everyone was doing." He is "rescued" by a woman from the enemy side. The Monument examines the paradox of a soldier today, and the ambiguities of morality and justice.
88 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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January 24, 2020
I’m giving 4 stars cause I really enjoyed it but kind of feel like things are missing.
This was an interesting two person play that explores effects of war from a soldier being charged of war crimes and a woman who believes he should be truly punished. A quick read of only 80 ish pages you feel for both characters at different points and also hate them at other times.
The lack of other characters and context to the time, etc gives a very different feeling to the overall story.
This was an interesting two person play that explores effects of war from a soldier being charged of war crimes and a woman who believes he should be truly punished. A quick read of only 80 ish pages you feel for both characters at different points and also hate them at other times.
The lack of other characters and context to the time, etc gives a very different feeling to the overall story.
October 24, 2020
Like Wagner's Down from Heaven, a challenging play to stage, to act, even to read. It's the raw story of a woman who saves a young war criminal from execution in order to understand how he could rape and murder at least 23 women. An award-winner. I've never seen it staged but I would love to see it; whomever produces it has to be ready for a physically and emotionally arduous adventure, but a profound journey well worth the effort.
September 10, 2018
This play was so intense. It always kept me on the edge of my seat. And always made me question the characters' motives.
January 5, 2011
Completely mind opening. Makes you sympathize with everyone in the world, and question the reality of hate, love, and murder. Wonderful.
April 9, 2012
a must read! based after the Bosnian genocide, themes I've found in this play: women and war; nobody wins a war; everybody is a victim of war.
November 30, 2012
One of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
March 1, 2014
A beautifully written play. Focusing on the desire for justice, this play also portrays the power and triumph in forgiveness.
July 25, 2015
An incredibly difficult play that has moments of beauty and tenderness.
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