Title: Hunting Cockroaches

Author: Glowacki, Janusz

Year: 1990

Geography: Europe > Eastern Europe > Poland

Synopsis: Unconventional comedy, which centers on a modern immigrant couple from Poland grappling with their new and bewildering life in America. Anka, a prominent actress in Warsaw, finds herself unable to secure acting roles due to her accent, while Jan, a writer, is battling a severe case of writer’s block. As they attempt to rest, their attempts at sleep are disrupted by flashbacks that bring forth characters from their past.

Publication: Głowacki, J. (1990). Hunting cockroaches and other plays. Northwestern University Press.

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