Man's Fate (stage adaptations)
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Man's Fate (stage adaptations) refers to theatrical versions of André Malraux’s novel "La Condition humaine," dramatizing its themes of political struggle, existential crisis, and human destiny during the 1927 Shanghai uprising.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | theatrical adaptation series ⓘ |
| adaptationType | stage play ⓘ |
| addressesQuestion |
meaning of commitment in revolutionary times
ⓘ
possibility of individual freedom under political terror ⓘ whether ends justify violent means ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | André Malraux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
La Condition humaine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Man's Fate (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | 1927 Shanghai uprising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm |
ensemble drama
ⓘ
tragedy ⓘ |
| dramaturgicalChallenge |
adapting complex political theory to dialogue
ⓘ
representing interior existential conflict on stage ⓘ staging large-scale revolutionary events ⓘ |
| genre |
existential drama
ⓘ
historical drama ⓘ political drama ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
existentialist philosophy
ⓘ
interwar political thought ⓘ revolutionary Marxism ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceWork | French ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
existential crisis
ⓘ
human destiny ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ political struggle ⓘ revolution ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| medium | live theatre ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Chinese revolutionaries
ⓘ
European intellectuals in China ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYearOfSourceWork | 1933 ⓘ |
| portraysCharacterType |
colonial officials
ⓘ
cynical opportunists ⓘ idealistic intellectuals ⓘ revolutionary militants ⓘ |
| recurringMotif |
assassination plots
ⓘ
clash between East and West ⓘ conspiracy and clandestine meetings ⓘ fatalism ⓘ sacrifice for political ideals ⓘ torture and interrogation ⓘ |
| typicalSettingElement |
European concessions in Shanghai
ⓘ
Shanghai streets ⓘ prisons and interrogation rooms ⓘ safe houses ⓘ |
| typicalStructure |
multi-act play
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multiple intersecting storylines ⓘ |
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