The Caretaker and the Dumb Waiter

The Caretaker and the Dumb Waiter
Author: Harold Pinter
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1988
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780802150875

Jacket description.back: In all of Pinter's plays, seemingly ordinary events become charged with profound, if elusive, meaning, haunting pathos, and wild comedy. In The Caretaker, a tramp finds lodging in the derelict house of two brothers; in The Dumbwaiter, a pair of gunmen wait for the kill in a decayed lodging house. Harold Pinter gradually exposes the inner strains and fear of his characters, alternating hilarity and character to create and almost unbearable edge of tension.

The Caretaker

The Caretaker
Author: Harold Pinter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 140
Release: 1960
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

Into his derelict household shrine Aston brings Davies, a tramp - but a tramp with pretensions, even if to the world he may be a pathetic old creature. All that is left of his past now is the existence in Sidcup of some papers, papers that will prove exactly who he is and enable him to start again. Aston, too, has his dreams: he has always been good with his hands and there is so much to do in the house. Aston's hopes are tied to his flash brother Mick's; he has aspirations to live in a luxurious apartment. Human nature is a great spoiler of plans, however ...

The Essential Pinter

The Essential Pinter
Author: Harold Pinter
Publisher: Grove Press
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2006
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780802142696

Presents selections of the work of playwright Harold Pinter. Includes key plays, poetry, and the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature lecture.

A Study Guide for Harold Pinter's "The Dumb Waiter"

A Study Guide for Harold Pinter's
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 37
Release: 2016
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1410344789

A Study Guide for Harold Pinter's "The Dumb Waiter," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

The Room

The Room
Author: Harold Pinter
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1960
Genre: English drama
ISBN: 9780573022364

Rose and Bert rent a room that might almost be a paleolithic cave; the outside is terrifying and unknown. Rose never goes out, Bert only goes to drive his van with furious aggression. A young couple call, and then a blind black man. Bert comes home, massive with triumph at smashing every car that challenged his van. Finding the stranger he kicks him to death and Rose goes blind.