Sean Stephane Martin

The Unknown Monsieur Feydeau Sean Stephane Martin

Neverheretofore in publication in either English or French, these six works represent Feydeau as a young writer finding his way... and doing it in unexpected turns from the clockwork, door-slamming farces we know him for today. Undated, but certainly before his first big hit, "Love and Piano", these run the gamut from a sex comedy to a very topical (and somewhat strange) political send-up to a by-the-numbers melodramatic tragedy to what is arguably his very first attempt at a full-length play, THE UNKNOWN MONSIEUR FEYDEAU is a voyage of discovery, both for him and any connoisseur of theatre. An introductory essay by the translator provides information about their genesis, both for each work in particular and as an overview of this fascinating collection of early works by one of France's most beloved comic playwrights.