{"product_id":"9780856685545","title":"Buero Vallejo: A Dreamer for the People","description":"Buero Vallejo is Spain's most important living playwright. His  profound, innovative theatre has earned him success and respect  since 1949. Each new play has been an exciting experiment with  dramatic form as well as a powerful expression of a tragic view  of human life and Spanish society. A Dreamer for the People  was first performed in 1958. In this history play, the first of a remarkable series, culminating in La  detonacion ( The Shot  also published by Aris \u0026amp; Phillips), the dreamer of the title is the often maligned Marquis of Esquilache,  the reformist minister of Carlos III. Buero sets off Esquilache's  relations with the king, the aristocracy, his wife and his  maidservant against a lively re-creation of the build-up to the  famous 1766 Capes and Hats Revolt in the streets of Madrid.  Public history and private tragedy are brought together in a  complex structure, bringing into clear focus the clash between  forces of change and immobility that lay at the heart of both the  18th century and the Franco period in Spain.In returning his proofs, Buero compliments the author of this  first translation into English of his play: 'La version de Mr  Thompson es muy cuidada y fiel, asi como acertadas y oportunas  sus notas'.","brand":"Michael Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45921806844222,"sku":"9780856685545","price":1736.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780856685545_2817edec-47a8-4c1d-8f8d-d2a3236a5173.jpg?v=1707343939","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780856685545","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}