Author

Publication

2011 - Oberon Books, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

20,250 words, Guess

Page Count

81 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPR6057.R22 K35 2011

Description

This is a provocative new play about Mikhail Kalashnikov - the Russian inventor of the AK47 assault rifle, and a decorated Soviet hero. Set in Kalashnikov's dacha amidst the dark woods and waters of a fairy tale Russian landscape, a young journalist, Volkov, comes to interview the elderly Kalashnikov about his time on the front line and his subsequent invention of the AK-47 assault rifle. With the help of his daughter and grand-daughter, Kalashnikov initially welcomes Volkov into his home but as the questions harden and ambiguities appear in Kalashnikov's recollections, some painful and extremely uncomfortable truths begin to emerge...

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Oberon modern plays

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