Harold Pinter: 9 books

A restaurant. Two curved banquettes. It's a celebration. Violent, wildly funny, Harold Pinter's new play displays a vivid zest for life.In The Room, Harold Pinter's first play, he reveals himself as already in full control of his unique ability to make dramatic poetry of the banalities of everyday...

A collection of political essays, poetry, and dramatic works by the Nobel Prize–winning playwright and author of Betrayal.   Throughout his life, playwright, poet, and political activist Harold Pinter has consistently cast light on the hypocrisy of power and those who would defend the status quo...

Along with Samuel Beckett and Eugène Ionesco, Harold Pinter holds an undisputed place in the front ranks of contemporary dramatists. In volume two of his collected works, the plays and revue sketches mark a period of transition, as Pinter’s characters and settings become more recognizably realistic,...

Dramatist, scriptwriter, short story writer, novelist, poet, director, and actor, Harold Pinter has earned universal praise for his distinctive style and imagination. In this, the most recent of four volumes, Pinter's work echoes many of his earlier themes and techniques-struggles for power and an ambience...

Harold Pinter has long been acknowledged as one of the most influential playwrights in contemporary theatre; his arresting and original works have left a lasting imprint on the development of the stage and screen while delighting audiences around the world. This, the first of four volumes, contains his...

“One of the most essential artists produced by the twentieth century. Pinter’s work gets under our skin more than that of any living playwright.” -New York Times Upon its premiere at the National Theatre, Betrayal was immediately recognized as a masterpiece. It won the Olivier Award for...

“An oblique comedy of menace, unsettling, exquisitely wrought and written . . . a complex excursion into the by now familiar Pinter world of mixed reality and fantasy, of human worth and human degradation.” -New York Times Set against the decayed elegance of a house in London’s Hampstead...

Collects some of the author's most famous writings, including plays, short stories, and essays.

“A fascinating work . . . possessing extraordinary power. Masterful.” -San Francisco Chronicle“Brilliant, cranky, and eccentric, and the narrative passages are some of the most thrilling ever written.” -Library Journal“Some of the author’s most enduring themes-notably, sexual jealousy and betrayal-are...