<> Boyd Letters Boyd Estate 1981 Feb 3rd Linen Hall Library Wednesday, March 16, 2016 TIFF Boyd103 Letter Flats, Popular English https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/content/boyd103 Linen Hall Library Linen Hall Library Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike CC BY-NC-SA https://www.niliteraryarchive.com/sites/default/files/Boyd103_1.jpg LHL Archive JIRI SVOBODA 55 Northern Ireland. 3rd February 1981 Mr. Jiri Svoboda, ViSneva 6, 800 CO Bratislava, SSSR. Dear r. Svoboda, Thank you very much tor your New Year's Card. I was glad to learn that THE FLATS was popular. I enclose a copy of THE FARM, in addition to a publicity note. This play was very successful in Ireland. It will probably oe published here during the summer. I send it to you because it has an interest for both urban and rural viewers. There is a more local dialect in it, but not very much. For example, the word 'window' is written as 'winda'; and 'never' as 'niver'. I don't think, however, a translator would have too many difficulties, but if there are any problems I would be pleased to interpret a list given to me. Like all my plays it has, I think, a strong social and political intent^ Although I have said it is of interest to rural and urban viewers, the principal theme is about the struggle for the land. This theme is, of course, a universal one. In each of my plays i select an aspect of the social struggle, my intention being to illuminate it fron the point of view of a socialist playwright. I should be glad to have your opinion of THE FARM. If it is not suitable, perhaps I should give you a synopsis of some of my other plays, so that you may have a better idea of the Kind of play that is most suitable. With best wishes, Yours sincerely, (John Boyd) Text