The Travellers - Prasad, Rajeshwar

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Résumé :
In The Travellers the absurdity of life - a world without God and joy - is brought to consciousness through the encounters of Alvin, Cecil and Blair at a train station. It is underpinned by the philosophy of atheistic existentialism as depicted in works by Samuel Becket, Eugene Ionesco, Jean Genet, Harold Pinter and Edward Albee. The Travellers is a play in three acts which has all the features of absurd plays - with the absurdist formula of (aclp2t) + (afi2lms) + (tc) - action is reduced - characters are reduced - language is reduced - plot is reduced - place is reduced - the sense of alienation, fear, isolation, insecurity, loneliness, mystery and suspense - and the tragic-comic scenes - nothing is happening - but everything is happening....

Biographie:
Rajeshwar Prasad is a poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, researcher, and academician. Born in Bela, Aurangabad, Bihar, India in 1970, he is currently a Professor of English at Sarvodaya Post-Graduate College, Ghosi, Mau, UP, where he has taught for 26 years. To date, he has published 11 books and 25 research articles, along with some poems and essays. He has been awarded several prestigious awards in Education and Literature. His literary explorations strive for a fair world and happy individuals, and he seems more like a teacher, thinker, and philosopher than a writer. His works are philosophical speculation, and his stories pass through various steps ending with a very positive message to mankind and the world. For him, teaching and writing are not merely professions but sustenance for the soul - endeavours that allow him to continuously engage with and contribute to the literary and philosophical discourse....

Sommaire:
Rajeshwar Prasad is Professor and Head of the Department of English at Sarvodaya Post-Graduate College in Ghosi, Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India. An emerging Indian-English poet, playwright, novelist, and essayist, he has carved a niche in literary circles. He has authored nine books to date: Dance of Democracy, The Gandhi-Gita, The Travellers, The Wife, Zero into Four, The Tribute, Hello Life, Gandhi - the Messiah, and Righteousness. His tenth book is Bullet Land. He has contributed over two dozen research articles to various publications....