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Human Rites

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Author
  
Amélie Nothomb

Translator
  
Andrew Wilson

Genre
  
Play

Original title
  
Les Combustibles

Country
  
France

Language
  
English translated from French

Human Rites (French: Les Combustibles) is a Belgian play by Amélie Nothomb. It was first published in 1994. It is set in an eastern city under siege. The play has been adapted for stage and performed as an opera.

Characters

The play has only three characters:

  • Daniel: an idealist and dreamer, assistant professor.
  • Marina: "soul mate" of Daniel, Marina completed her university studies. . Very eccentric, lucid, she believes to have "fallen into hell"
  • Professor: impudent, insolent

    • References

    Human Rites Wikipedia
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