by Marcel Aymé · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253006152
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«La Tête des autres» is a four-act play by Marcel Aymé, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (192 pages, in French).
Prosecutor Maillard returns home satisfied after securing the death sentence of an accused man. During the gathering with his wife, his friends and Roberte, his mistress, the evening is disrupted when the prisoner, who has managed to escape, appears and recognizes in Roberte the woman with whom he spent the night of the crime. A satirical comedy that attacks justice and its servants, with an unexpected twist ending.
Originally published in 1952 in the Le Théâtre de Poche collection.
Recommended for readers of contemporary classical theater and for those who enjoy French social satire and black humor.
Marcel Aymé was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote screenplays and works for children.
