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![]() | Dream On Monkey Mountain (1970) And Other Plays A collection of stories by Derek Walcott |
On a Caribbean island, the morning after a full moon, Felix Hobain tears through the market in a drunken rage. Taken away to sober up in jail, all that night he is gripped by hallucinations: the impoverished hermit believes he has become a healer, walking from village to village, tending to the sick, waiting for a sign from God. In this dream, his one companion, Moustique, wants to exploit his power. Moustique decides to impersonate a prophet himself, ignoring a coffin-maker who warns him he will die and enraging the people of the island. Hobain, half-awake in his desolate jail cell, terrorized by the specter of his friend's corruption, clings to his visionary quest. He will try to transform himself; to heal Moustique, his jailer, and his jail-mates; and to be a leader for his people. Dream on Monkey Mountain was awarded the 1971 Obie Award for a Distinguished Foreign Play when it was first presented in New York, and Edith Oliver, writing in The New Yorker, called it "a masterpiece."
Three of Derek's Walcott's most popular short plays are also included in this volume: Ti-Jean and His Brothers; Malcochon, or The Six in the Rain; and The Sea at Dauphin. In an expansive introductory essay, "What the Twilight Says," the playwright explains his founding of the seminal dramatic company where these works were first performed, the Trinidad Theatre Workshop.
First published in 1970, Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays is an essential part of Walcott's vast and important body of work.
Three of Derek's Walcott's most popular short plays are also included in this volume: Ti-Jean and His Brothers; Malcochon, or The Six in the Rain; and The Sea at Dauphin. In an expansive introductory essay, "What the Twilight Says," the playwright explains his founding of the seminal dramatic company where these works were first performed, the Trinidad Theatre Workshop.
First published in 1970, Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays is an essential part of Walcott's vast and important body of work.
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Hardback Editions
January 1972 : Hardback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays Author(s): Derek Walcott ISBN: 0-224-00626-6 / 978-0-224-00626-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1970 : Hardback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain, and other plays Author(s): Derek Walcott Publisher: Farrar, New York Availability: Amazon More details... |
1970 : Hardback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays Author(s): Derek Walcott ISBN: 0-374-14368-4 / 978-0-374-14368-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
1999 : Paperback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain (A Play) Author(s): Derek Walcott Publisher: S. French Availability: Amazon More details... |
January 1988 : Paperback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays Author(s): Derek Walcott Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Availability: Amazon More details... |
1980 : Paperback
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January 1971 : Paperback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays Author(s): Derek Walcott ISBN: 0-374-50860-7 / 978-0-374-50860-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1970 : Paperback
| Title: Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays Author(s): Derek Walcott ISBN: 0-685-77062-1 / 978-0-685-77062-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Univ Place Book Shop Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Other Editions
January 1970 : Unknown
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