Complete Works: Volume 3

This is the third volume of the collected works of Harold Pinter, who is regarded by many as the foremost playwright in the English language today. Featured are The Homecoming, one of Pinter’s best-known works, along with three other plays, six revue sketches, and a short story. The memoir Mac introduces the volume. Pinter’s work during this period clearly displays his developing interest in a number of themes, particularly those having to do with power, communication, personal identity, and the unreliability of memory and knowledge. The Homecoming was described by Richard Gilman as “a brilliant piece of writing,” and is considered one of modern drama’s most effective presentations of these concerns.