Bøker av Peter Ullian

Drought. Crop failures. Coastal flooding. Raging wildfires. A massive refugee crisis. The collapse of central authority. It's the end of the world as we know it, and an isolated rural valley may be the last outpost of civilization. In the last electrified house in the valley, two sisters, Ingrid and Kim, mourn their father and try to negotiate their place -- and maybe find love -- in the new world order. About the plays of Peter Ullian: "A cross between David Mamet and the Marx Brothers ... Ullian has a distinctive voice." -The Cleveland Plain Dealer "Singularly satisfying, winning, heart rending, punchy, button-pushing, irresistible. The sense of new blood entering the mainstream achieves the palpably energizing force of a transfusion." -New York Times "Quirky, crackling prose." -The Village Voice "Without apology. Taut, absorbing. Great style and crisp wit." -Variety "Courageous, intensely empathetic characters ... very poignant ... and truthful." -The Chicago Tribune

NEW AMERICAN CENTURY and FAIR CITY by Peter Ullian. These two plays explore themes of power, love and citizenship. NEW AMERICAN CENTURY presents an imaginative and theatrical look behind the historical events that culminated in a coup attempt against Hugo Chávez in 2002. FAIR CITY is set in Dublin in 1988 when a young Jewish-American man falls in love with an Irish Catholic barmaid. This publication is part of NoPassport Press' Dreaming the Americas Series.

Brothers Ray and Billy desperately need their new job with the local crime boss. They've got a drunken, aging father and an overworked sister. This is their shot for something better for their family. But then Billy impulsively brings home a Russian prostitute. And the Big Bossman comes looking for her."A cross between David Mamet and the Marx Brothers ... Ullian's comedy flirts with all kinds of allegorical possibilities ... a suitably flaky style, an oddball naturalism that plays against the absurdities in the dialogue ... bland spoofery, improbable dialogue laced with specific detail and monologues like verbal jazz riffs ... Ullian has a distinctive voice." -Marianne Evett, The Cleveland Plain DealerAbout the plays of Peter Ullian:"Singularly satisfying, winning, heart rending, punchy, button-pushing, irresistible. The sense of new blood entering the mainstream achieves the palpably energizing force of a transfusion." -New York Times"Quirky, crackling prose." -The Village Voice"Without apology. Taut, absorbing. Great style and crisp wit." -Variety"Courageous, intensely empathetic characters ... very poignant ... and truthful." -The Chicago Tribune