This biography is one of a series of introductions to major 19th and 20th century dramatists, aiming to reveal Pinter's dramatic and theatrical strategems and his place in contemporary drama. There are five chapters devoted to his plays and their performance. The author has also written American Dramatists(1918-1945), Where Laughter Stops, Pinter's Tragicomedy, Dramatic Theory and Criticism, Bernard Shaw Playwright and Bernard Shaw Director.