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"Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll is an electrifying collision of the romantic and the revolutionary. It is 1968 and the world is ablaze with rebellion, accompanied by a sound track of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Clutching his prized collection of rock albums, Jan, a Cambridge graduate student, returns to his homeland of Czechoslovakia just as Soviet tanks roll into Prague. When security forces tighten their grip on artistic expression, Jan is inexorably drawn toward a dangerous act of dissent. Back in England, Jan's volcanic mentor, Max, faces a war of his own as his free-spirited daughter…
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10 editions · 2 languages- Paperback · English · 2007Grove Press · 144 pages · 9780802143075
- Other · English · 2024Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571390700
- Other · English · 2024Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated · 9780822243748
- Other · English · 2023Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802160799
- Other · English · 2012Faber & Faber, Limited · 9780571301355
- Other · English · 2011Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated · 9780802195364
DramaHistoryRock groupsEnglish dramaDrama (dramatic works by one author)English literature