Renown for his plays depicting the socio-cultural context of modern society after the fall of Communism, popular playwright Vlad Zografi invites readers to consider contemporary theatre from multiple and mutually enriching and dramatic perspectives. The brilliance of his plays reflect a liberated and live theatre in which readers are drawn into the sentiments and obsessions of characters as diverse as a nameless and bare-footed leper, Russian Czar Peter the Great on a visit to the court of France, and, a young Oedipus enthralled by Pythia at Delphi. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ABOUT THE AUTHORVlad Zografi earned his Ph.D. in Atomic Physics from the University of Paris-Sud, Orsay. He made his literary debut in l990 with a story in the prestiges Romania Literara and has been receiving rave reviews since. Considered one of the most popular playwrights of his time, Vlad Zografi's unforgettable plays have been staged around the world. This volume is the first publication of Vlad Zografi’s plays to appear in English.