Human rites
AuthorAmélie Nothomb
Original titleLes Combustibles
TranslatorAndrew Wilson
CountryFrance
LanguageEnglish translated from French
GenrePlay
Publication date
1994
Media typeprint
Preceded byLoving Sabotage 
Followed byThe Stranger Next Door 

Human Rites (French: Les Combustibles) is a Belgian play by Amélie Nothomb. It was first published in 1994. It is set in an eastern city under siege.[1] The play has been adapted for stage and performed as an opera.[1]

Characters

The play has only three characters:[1]

  • Daniel: an idealist and dreamer, assistant professor.
  • Marina: "soul mate" of Daniel, Marina completed her university studies. . Very eccentric, lucid, she believes to have "fallen into hell"
  • Professor: impudent, insolent

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bainbrigge, Susan; Toonder, Jeanette M. L. den (2003). Amélie Nothomb: authorship, identity, and narrative practice. P. Lang. ISBN 978-0-8204-6182-3. Retrieved 22 July 2011.


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