Public Enemy, translated by Francois Bougeard, is one of almost ten plays - all of which share a social theme - from Eastern Europe that Maison d'Europe et d'Orient publishes each year. The publisher is introducing newly translated works from twenty countries at a series of events between May 9 and June 7.
Public Enemy, which was first staged in Budapest by the charismatic director Árpád Schilling, was named the country's best new play by critics in 1999.
"It is a strong and powerful piece of work in which humour is used as the primary means to maintain distance. With the hero, the author creates a symbol of public rebellion against injustices and privileges," Maison d'Europe et d'Orient writes of the play.
Árpád Schilling's Krétakör theatre troupe has performed a number of Tasnádi's plays on their frequent trips to Paris, among them Nexxt, Fatherland and Blackland.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI) / Photo: Máté Nándorfi
