The Memorandum by Tom Stoppard, Vera Blackwell, Václav Havel

88 pages first pub 1965 (editions)

fiction play informative slow-paced

Description

A profound satire on all aspects of bureaucracy, a new and impossibly difficult language, 'Ptydepe', is introduced into the office with the alleged function of improving communications by standardisation.

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Moods

challenging 50%
dark 50%
funny 50%
mysterious 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 50%
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Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

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Diverse cast of characters?

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It's complicated: 100%

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