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Dirty Story (1984 Film)
Dirty Story may refer to: * Dirty Story (play), a 2003 play by John Patrick Shanley * Dirty Story (novel), a 1967 novel by Eric Ambler See also * The Dirty Story: The Best of Ol' Dirty Bastard , an album by Ol' Dirty Bastard. {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Story (play)
''Dirty Story'' is a 2003 play by John Patrick Shanley. It allegorically presents the political relationship between Israel and Palestine as a sexual, sadomasochistic relationship between a man and a woman. This turbulent relationship is refereed by a gun toting, cigarette selling American cowboy and his snide British side-kick. It premiered in 2003, and was revived in 2012. It was published in 2008. Reception A review in ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...'' called it "appallingly entertaining". Another review in ''The New York Times'' wrote that "The play's strength lies in Mr. Shanley's keen ear for each side's stereotypes, both of itself and of the other." A review on ''TheaterMania'' wrote that "By play's end, the dialogue has devolved in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirty Story (novel)
''Dirty Story: A Further Account of the Life and Adventures of Arthur Abdel Simpson'' is a 1967 novel by Eric Ambler. It was also published as ''This Gun for Hire''. The book continues the life of Ambler's anti-hero, petty criminal Arthur Abdel Simpson, a man whose English father and Egyptian mother have given him uncertain citizenship. Simpson took part in a daring Istanbul robbery in Ambler's earlier novel '' The Light of Day''. In ''Dirty Story'' Simpson faces the prospect of becoming a penniless exile, a non-citizen of any country. He is forced to become a mercenary for a cynical Central African mining company seeking to secure control of land rich in rare earth ores. He is a misfit with little military experience and is unsuited for the role of mercenary; however, he manages to outwit his ruthless adversaries who are seasoned professionals. This is one of several novels by Ambler in which statelessness or the danger of becoming stateless (an exile, not a citizen of any co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |