{"product_id":"9780141184555-huis-clos-and-other-plays","title":"Huis Clos and Other Plays","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collection of plays including \"Lucifer and the Lord\", \"Huis Clos\", and \"The Respectable Prostitute\".\u003cbr\u003eThese three plays, diverse in subject but thematically coherent, illuminate one of Sartre's major philosophical concerns: the struggle to live and act freely in a complex and constricting world. \u003ci\u003eLucifer and the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e, Sartre's favourite among his plays, explores this theme in depth, dealing in the process with fundamental questions of faith and disillusionment; in \u003ci\u003eHuis Clos\u003c\/i\u003e - arguably Sartre's most important play - he contends that 'Hell is other people', and details the afterlife of three souls trapped together in locked room and the torments that they inflict on each other; while \u003ci\u003eThe Respectable Prostitute\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the Deep South of America, is concerned with racism, subjugation and the demands of conscience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40943043641441,"sku":"9780141184555","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32418954.jpg?v=1737274764","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141184555-huis-clos-and-other-plays","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}