Sacrament And Other Plays Of Forbidden Love

by Hugo Claus

Hugo Claus, generally recognized as the greatest living writer in the Dutch language, became famous in the theater for several early works of particular force and daring. This volume includes three of those remarkable early plays: "Bride in the Morning", "Sugar", and "The Sacrament". All three plays boast unforgettable characters trapped in a world of oppressive social mores. The central figures are all subject to sexual and creative impulses towards objects of forbidden love that bring disapproval and censure crashing in on them, subsequently bringing about their own ruin.

273 pages, Hardcover

First published October 31, 2007

About the author

Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was een Vlaams schrijver. Hij was een veelzijdig kunstenaar: romancier, dichter, toneelschrijver, schilder en filmregisseur.
Toen hij opteerde voor euthanasie (legaal in België) veroorzaakte dit veel deining.

Hugo Claus in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia

Hugo Claus in de Digitale Bibliotheek voor de Nederlandse Letteren

Hugo Claus bij "Schrijversgewijs"


Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author, writing primarily in Dutch. He was prominent as a novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director.
His death by euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, led to considerable controversy.

Hugo Claus in the English Wikipedia