Product Description

Mistero Buffo, or The Comic Mysteries, is based on research into mediaeval mystery plays; The Accidental Death of an Anarchist concerns the "accidental" (or not) death of an anarchist railwork who "fell" (or was pushed) to his death from a police headquarters window in 1969; Trumpets and Raspberries is "A deeply subversive farce" (The Guardian) in which the boss of Italy's biggest car manufacturer FIAT, is mistaken for a left wing terrorist.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #193956 in Books
• Published on: 1992-03-09
• Original language: Italian
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Customer Reviews

Great collection of Fo's popular and rare plays...
This collection brings together the immensly popular plays, such as "Accidental Death of an Anarchist" and "Mistero Buffo" with some of his not so well known work such as "The Virtuous Burglar" and "One was Nude and One Wore Tails". This book captures the overall humour and style of Fo, in which he dives into the Italian politics of his day and churns out the vulgarity and absurdness in farcical situations! A must for any Fo and Commedia fan, aswell as anybody who likes to read plays. One downside to this collection however, is the absence of his partner's (Franca Rame) plays, which would compliment this fine collection if they were included.