The Memorandum | Style
Setting
An absurdist play, The Memorandum takes place in a group of offices in Havel’s contemporary place and time. That is, Czechoslovakia in the mid- 1960s, when the country was under the rule of Soviet-aligned communists. Under this system, everyone was employed in jobs that were sometimes meaningless and redundant. Each of the three of- fices is essentially the same, with the furniture arranged differently. Unseen at the conjunction of the offices is the space of the staff watcher, George. His job is to spy on everyone else and make sure they are following the...
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