Seven Contemporary Austrian Plays Edited by Richard H. Lawson

This volume contains seven plays by six prominent well-established contemporary Austrian dramatists. All of the works address themes that are relevant to present-day Austrian society and that for the most part are universal in nature: women caught in the struggle between career and marriage, homosexuality, the efforts of a handicapped (blind) person to find happiness, the overcoming of the Austrian Nazi past, and an examination of middle-class life in Vienna.

Contents: Schwaiger, Yes, My Führer!; Bauer, Insalata Mista; Peschina, Straight as a Corkscrew; Barylli, Buttered Bread and Honeymoon; Turrini, Alpine Glow; Schwab, People Annihilation or My Liver Is Senseless.