A Slap In The Farce and a Matter of Wife and Death

by Eugène Labiche

(Applause Books). An accidental grope on a dimly lit bus earns for the painter, Antoine, a slap whose force resounds around Labiche's wildly comic labyrinth, from which there is no escape, except, alas, for romance and marriage. In A Matter of Wife and Death , an eccentric millionaire, Tim van Lust, is perpetually frustrated in his super-passionate proposals of marriage. Van Lust's despair and an attempt at comical self-destruction, are short-lived, however, as fate and an unexpected telegram from America tie one knot while unravelling another.

1 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2000

About the author

Eugène Marin Labiche was a French dramatist, member of the Académie française.

Eugène Marin Labiche est un dramaturge français, membre de l'Académie française.