Pinters work gets under our skin more than that of any living playwright. Its final part pertains to clinical matters and has chapters on the compulsion to betray others and the unconscious need to be betrayed, the betrayal of a sacred trust in the form of childhood sexual abuse, extra-marital affairs, and the betrayal of patients by their analysts in the form of boundary violations. Its first part deals with developmental aspects and notes that while the experience of betrayal might be ubiquitous in childhood, its lack of recognition by the parents is what leads to fixation upon it. When others betray us, they pierce the veil of our innocent reliance.īetraying and feeling betrayed are ubiquitous to the scenarios of trauma and yet surprisingly neglected as a topic of specific attention by psychoanalysis. He is the recipient of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences Distinguished Professional Award in Play Writing. In the words of one of the characters: It was better while we waited. It is an incisive examination of the problems of independence and freedom in post-colonial Africa states, where few believe they have a stake in the future. The Betrayal Harold Pinter Update Books HourlyĪlways update books hourly, if not looking, search in the book search column. The Betrayal Harold Pinter Update Books Hourly.
