Ping-Pong (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Arthur Adamov
- First Published: 1955
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: The present
- Setting: Paris, France
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, France or French people, Twentieth century, Paris, Inventions or inventors, Machinery
- Locales: Paris, France
Characters Discussed
Arthur, who first appears as an impoverished young art student. A poetic and visionary neurotic—like the playwright himself, whose first name he shares—Arthur is fascinated by the creative possibilities of pinball machines, an American invention that is a Parisian craze in the post-World War II era. He constantly thinks of ways to improve pinball games to make them seem new and challenging without really changing their basic principles. His interest brings him into contact with the tycoon who manufactures and leases the machines. Over the years, Arthur...
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