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Jumpers

Jumpers

by TomStoppard (Author)

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    Paperback 1986

    $3.61

  • Used

    Paperback 1976

    $3.62

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    Paperback 1986

    $11.48
Synopsis

One of a series of titles first published by Faber between 1930 and 1990, and in a style and format planned with a view to the appearance of the volumes on the bookshelf. In this play, Stoppard parodies the philosophy lecturer, the detective thriller, the comedy of manners and the Whitehall farce.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 80
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 11 Aug 1986
ISBN 10: 0571145698
ISBN 13: 9780571145690
Book Overview: Jumpers by Tom Stoppard is a dark, exuberant comedy, in which Stoppard brilliant parodies the philosophy lecture, the detective thriller, the comedy of manners and the Whitehall farce.

Author Bio
Tom Stoppard's work includes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, The Real Inspector Hound, Jumpers, Travesties, Night and Day, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, After Magritte, Dirty Linen, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, Indian Ink, The Invention of Love, the trilogy The Coast of Utopia, Rock 'n' Roll and The Hard Problem. His radio plays include If You're Glad I'll Be Frank, Albert's Bridge, Where Are They Now?, Artist Descending a Staircase, The Dog It Was That Died, In the Native State and Darkside (incorporating Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon). Television work includes Professional Foul, Squaring the Circle and Parade's End. His film credits include Empire of the Sun, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, which he also directed, Shakespeare in Love, Enigma and Anna Karenina.