Foreign humour

As the author of the translation, I would be extremely glad to receive objective “slippers”, since this is my first literary translation.

The play, written by modern playwright Alexander Mardan in 2009, is now more relevant than ever. The ruble is depreciating, and prices are rising rapidly. Th...

The events of Chekhov's “The Seagull” took place at the end of the 19th century. And now, already in the 21st century, it turns out that the moods, passions ...

It would seem that playing “mother and daughter” is something purely childish, a sweet memory of distant childhood, when little girls, teaching their dolls, ...

Two people, He and She, meet at regular intervals and love each other. But they cannot, or do not want, to part with their former families. 30 years of their...

The Odessa playwright, under the office of a healer who promises to rid everyone of all ailments, gathers a line of sufferers - a whole gallery of modern soc...

The play tells the story of how a thief named Vincenzo de Pretore, having chosen Saint Joseph as his patron during his lifetime, after his death demands that...

Loving Filumena forgave Domenico Soriano's betrayal and indifference for 25 years; patiently waited for his return from trips that had no end; she was a slav...

“My joy and my heart,” explains Eduardo De Filippo, is a common expression with which my compatriots ironically define a situation where someone plays a nast...