The Tale of a Tiger
The Tale of a Tiger | |
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Written by | Dario Fo |
Original language | Italian |
The Tale of a Tiger (Italian: La storia della tigre)[1] is a dramatic monologue by Dario Fo. Fo collected material for it during a June 1975 visit to China with his wife Franca Rame and other members of their theatre company, and he toured around Italy with it in 1978.[1][2]
Plot summary[]
During Mao's Long March across China, a revolutionary soldier is wounded. His comrades leave him behind. Gangrene sets in, and he believes that he is about to die. He drags himself into a cave and falls into a deep sleep. When he awakens, he is confronted by the sight of a tiger and her cub. What follows is a comic narrative about their domestic life together, as the tiger nurses him back to health.[3]
Translations[]
Ed Emery has carried out an authorised English translation.[4]
Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Tony (1999), Dario Fo: People's Court Jester (Updated and Expanded), London: Methuen, ISBN 0-413-73320-3.
References[]
Categories:
- 1978 plays
- Plays by Dario Fo
- Tigers in popular culture
- Plays about war
- Plays set in China
- Plays set in the 1930s
- Cultural depictions of Mao Zedong