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Dates: during 1997-1997
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...name is Dario Fo, a 71-year-old Italian playwright who produces politically-oriented and often subversive comedy ? kind of like Samuel Beckett meets Tom Stoppard. His most popular plays include "Death of an Anarchist," "Mistero Buffo" ? which harks back to medieval mystery plays with its single performer and religious theme ? and "Elizabeth I," described as "the play Shakespeare never wrote...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 'Subversive' Wins Nobel Award | 10/9/1997 | See Source »

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