The audience leaves bewildered with a queasy feeling an uneasy sensation, as though you were supposed to do something terribly important, but you cant remember what it was. List of books and articles about harold pinter online. It is, of course, about fraser and pinter but ir is also a fascinating portrait from time to time of their interesting friends in the theatre, art and writers world. Power, discourse and gender in contemporary social theory, and more on. Jul 09, 2011 harold pinter shares some of his memories of samuel beckett and performs the last of the unnamable.
In essence, it is a love story and as with many love stories, the beginning and the end, the first light and the twilight, are dealt with more fully than the high noon in between. William mcevoy explores how this reversal focuses our attention on the ways in which meaning and knowledge are constructed, and on the ability of language to hide as much as it reveals. In 1992, a year after alison weirs book the six wives of henry viii, she published. His plays explore the anxiety of life in the second half of the 20th century, his dialogue often terse and fretted with menace. The true love story of lady antonia and her harold. Written in 1950 and revised for this publication, the dwarfs is pinter s only novel. Coolly and judiciously, billington explores his subjects plays and political activity, his screenwriting and his poetry, and discusses his friendships and both. Two plays and a film script by pinter, harold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Antonia fraser talks about learning to read fast, editing the pleasure of reading, her favourite childrens books, the book harold pinter kept next to the bed, and alexandre dumas. The book is in fact, part of antonia fraser s diaries during their marriage.
The cambridge companion to harold pinter second edition, peter raby ed. The play begins in 1977, with a meeting between adulterous lovers, emma and jerry, two years after their affair has. Harold pinter, the british playwright and a nobel laureate in literature, died dec. London theater critic billingtons cautious life becomes, once the formative year. Harold pinter article about harold pinter by the free. From his first marriage he has a son who is a writer and musician. Harold pinter, first edition abebooks passion for books. Harold pinter the british library the british library.
Harold pinter, english playwright, who achieved international renown as one of the most complex and challenging postworld war ii dramatists. I would have found you somehow, pinter told fraser. And, says his biographer michael billington, it shows he was not always in a bad. Old times modern plays by pinter, harold and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Must you go my life with harold pinter by antonia fraser book. Oct 29, 2010 the three words that make up the title of antonia frasers fond and affecting new memoir were spoken to her by harold pinter, the playwright, at a party in london in the winter of 1975.
Born in hackney in londons east end, the son of an english tailor of eastern european jewish ancestry, he studied at londons royal academy of dramatic art and central school of speech and drama. She is the widow of the 2005 nobel laureate in literature, harold pinter 19302008, and prior to his death was also known as lady antonia pinter. Later, he was evacuated to cornwall and reading, where he led a lonely life. Harold pinter has 220 books on goodreads with 70508 ratings. Betrayal is pinters latest fulllength play since the enormous success of no mans land. Last but certainly not least, fraser and pinter come through as very special people indeed. The play begins in 1977, with a meeting between adulterous lovers, emma and jerry, two years after their affair has ended. Harold pinter 1930 2008, was an english playwright, screenwriter, actor, theatre director, poet, and nobel laureate. During the nine scenes of the play, we move back in time, through the states of their affair, with the play ending in the house of emma and robert, her husband, who is jerrys. He lived with antonia fraser from 1975 until his death on christmas eve 2008. The particular purposes of the international harold pinter society are to form an international organization whose members will join in the exploration of harold pinters life and works by means of historical and critical writing, artistic performances on stage, film, television, radio, and recordings, by the amassing of historical. Comprising handwritten early sketches and later typed pages with pinters handwritten revisions, they show different stages of a work in progress.
Harold pinter was an english playwright, poet, screenwriter, director, actor who won the 2005 nobel prize in literature. Harold pinter achieved the ultimate distinction for a living dramatist. Betrayal is pinter s latest fulllength play since the enormous success of no mans land. Dec 01, 2011 harold pinter, 19302008, english dramatist. As a child, he witnessed the bombing of london by nazi forces during the second world war. See all books authored by nancy fraser, including feminism for the 99%, and unruly practices.
Harold pinter shares some of his memories of samuel beckett and performs the last of the unnamable. Harold pinter s work is represented by judy daish associates limited and applications for all performances and uses of harold pinter s work including amateur and professional stage performances, radio broadcasts, television transmissions and readings and use of extracts need to be addressed to them in the first instance and in advance of finalizing your plans. Harold pinter books list of books by author harold pinter. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Pinter has won numerous prestigious literary prizes in poetry and theatre.
Antonia frasers eulogy to her husband, harold pinter, impresses blake morrison blake morrison fri 15 jan 2010 19. His plays are noted for their use of understatement, small talk, reticenceand even silenceto convey the substance of a characters thought, which often. Written in 1950 and revised for this publication, the dwarfs is pinters only novel. The times literary supplement london about the author. Publications about harold pinter the international. Antonia frasers memoir of her life with harold pinter reveals the warmth, passion and romance in their marriage. His plays are noted for their use of understatement, small talk, reticenceand even silenceto convey the substance of a characters thought, which often lies several layers. Pinter is undoubtedly the most influential and important craftsman in english theatre. Set in postwar britain, it is the story of the intertwined lives and concerns of four young londoners and the powerful, sometimes destructive forces at work among them. He was one of the most influential playwrights of modern times. Harold pinter is known to both british and american theater audiences as one of the most exciting and accomplished playwrights of our time. You leave the theater a bit disturbed, a bit excited, and more than a bit unbalanced. Harold pinter 1930 2008 is best known for theatrical work, but was a poet before a playwright, and in early 2005, told the bbc that he was leaving plays to focus on poetry and political speeches.
A harold pinter chronology, william baker, palgrave, 20. Pinter was married to actress vivien merchant from 1956 to 1980, before wedding biographer lady antonia fraser. Explore books by harold pinter with our selection at. The subtitle of this wonderful memoir declares its contents. Identity predicament in selected works of harold pinter, farah ali, routledge, 2018 the late harold pinter, basil chiasson, palgrave, 2017 barcelona is in trouble, henry woolf, greville press, 2017 our israel diary. Antonia fraser remembers when salman rushdie and her late husband, harold pinter, played cricket antonia fraser fri 20 jun 2014 02. Harold pinters most popular book is the birthday party. Harold pinter biography childhood, life achievements. He was rightly perceived to be the heir to samuel beckett, who was his friend and mentor. It won the olivier award for best new play, and has since been performed all around the world and made into an academy. Harold pinter 10 october 1930 24 december 2008 was a nobel prizewinning english playwright, screenwriter, director and actor. And thats just the way harold pinter wanted you to feel.
The most significant english playwright of his generation, pinter has earned, in his middle 60s, this first biography. They moved in the fast theatrical and literary circles from the 60s through the 2000s, much of it in england, but some in nyc. Lady antonia fraser recounts the life she shared with the internationally renowned dramatist and nobel prizewinner harold pinter. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The three words that make up the title of antonia frasers fond and affecting new memoir were spoken to her by harold pinter, the playwright. English playwright, poet, and political activist harold pinter was born on october 10, 1930, in londons east end. Harold pinter is the most original writer to have emerged from the new wave of dramatists who gave fresh life to the british theatre in the fifties and early sixties. Harold pinters work is represented by judy daish associates limited and applications for all performances and uses of harold pinters work including amateur and professional stage performances, radio broadcasts, television transmissions and readings and use of extracts need to be addressed to them in the first instance and in advance of finalizing your plans. Antonia fraser s memoir of her life with harold pinter reveals the warmth, passion and romance in their marriage.
Biography harold pinter is renowned as much for his precise deployment of the dramatic pause as for his words. One of the most essential artists produced by the twentieth century. Reading antonias book, i was also intrigued to discover that as long. The woman who chose the book loved it because she felt it was a wonderful love story between antonia fraser and harold pinter. But there is much more to pinter than masked conflict and hidden threat. This is the most comprehensive and insightful account yet published of harold pinters life, from his hackney childhood to his current position as britains most eminent playwright, and of his work as writer, actor and director. He studied at both the royal academy of dramatic arts and the central school of speech and drama. Books by harold pinter author of the birthday party. Pinters work gets under our skin more than that of any living playwright. Both were already married pinter to the actress vivien merchant and fraser to the politician hugh fraser but their union seemed inevitable from the moment they met. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. New york times upon its premiere at the national theatre, betrayal was immediately recognized as a masterpiece.
Jan 15, 2010 antonia fraser s eulogy to her husband, harold pinter, impresses blake morrison blake morrison fri 15 jan 2010 19. Oct 23, 2019 the audience leaves bewildered with a queasy feeling an uneasy sensation, as though you were supposed to do something terribly important, but you cant remember what it was. Jan 12, 2010 antonia fraser s memoir of her life with harold pinter reveals the warmth, passion and romance in their marriage. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Jan 11, 2010 the subtitle of this wonderful memoir declares its contents. Publications about harold pinter the international harold.
S ome years ago i was despatched to interview lady antonia fraser, biographer of mary, queen of scots and wife of harold pinter, then britains most famous living playwright. The hothouse the hothouse was first produced in 1980, though harold pinter wrote the play in 1958, just before commencing work on the caretaker. Manuscript drafts of the homecoming by harold pinter the. Antonia frasers memoir of her life with harold pinter reveals the warmth.
It may lack sensational revelations but antonia frasers memoir of married life with pinter is eccentric and hilarious, says rachel cooke. The caretaker paperback january 1, 1968 by harold pinter author. It lists works by and works about him, and it serves as the bibliography. These are harold pinters drafts for the homecoming which he produced circa 1964. It is generally applied to a situation fraught with menace in which common speech camouflages a ferocious battle for territory. Lover by harold pinter abebooks shop for books, art. Nicolson has acquired a memoir by lady antonia fraser of her life with harold pinter, with whom she lived for more than 30 years. Pinter was a nobel prizewinning english playwright and screenwriter. Harold pinter was a nobel prizewinning english playwright, screenwriter, director and actor.
Signed by author harold pinter directly on the titlepage. Lady antonia margaret caroline fraser, ch, dbe, frsl nee pakenham. Piecing together scraps from her diaries, the book is full of lunches. Antonia fraser on reading fast, favourite books and harold. He wrote over 30 plays and screenplays, as well as books of poetry and. These incidents left a lasting mark in his young mind. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia.
Lady antonia fraser found fame with her biography of mary queen of scots lady antonia fraser, 87, is a writer of history and biography who found fame in 1969 when her biography mary queen of scots. Must you go my life with harold pinter by antonia fraser. Nancy fraser books list of books by author nancy fraser. When antonia fraser met harold pinter she was a celebrated biographer and he was britains finest playwright. See all books authored by harold pinter, including betrayal, and the homecoming, and more on. In harold pinters betrayal, an affair and its revelation are portrayed in reverse chronological order. Bibliography for harold pinter is a list of selected published primary works, productions, secondary sources, and other resources related to english playwright harold pinter 19302008, the 2005 nobel laureate in literature, who was also a screenwriter, actor, director, poet, author, and political activist. Now its the title of frasers new memoir about her years with harold pinter. Harold pinter, ch, cbe, was an english playwright, screenwriter, actor, director, political activist, and poet. From childhood he was interested in literature and acting. Theatre of power, robert gordon, university of michigan press, 2012. She is the widow of the 2005 nobel laureate in literature, harold pinter.