by Jean-Paul Sartre · Alianza · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420618678
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«Las manos sucias» is a play in seven scenes by Jean-Paul Sartre, published by Alianza in paperback (232 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the Resistance, the play pits the purity of ideals against the need to act with political effectiveness and shows the moral ambiguity of those who commit themselves. The clash between duty and circumstances runs through the piece and, since its premiere, it provoked mixed reactions.
Its original title is «Les Mains sales». It premiered on April 2, 1948, at the Théâtre Antoine in Paris, with staging supervised by Jean Cocteau. Edition in El Libro de Bolsillo.
Recommended for fans of existentialist theatre and twentieth-century classics of political drama.
Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre was a French philosopher, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, political activist, biographer, and literary critic, considered a leading figure in 20th-century French philosophy and Marxism. Sartre was one of the key figures in the philosophy of existentialism. His work has influenced sociology, critical theory, post-colonial theory, and literary studies. He was awarded the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature despite attempting to refuse it, saying that he always declined official honors and that "a writer should not allow himself to be turned into an institution."
