Equus by Peter Shaffer

Equus by Peter ShafferSelf consciously staging itself in the psychotherapy sessions of a disturbed young man, Peter Shaffer's Equus is a shocking exploration of the limits of faith, of the intersecting worlds of the sacred and profane, and of the paltry value of a 'mundane' life, published in Penguin Modern Classics. When a deranged boy, Alan Strang, blinds six horses with a metal spike he is sentenced to psychiatric treatment. Dr Dysart is the man given the task of

We want to believe that there are some things we would never do

his host's wife

or be left behind

it will have reverberations around the world

or they simply are not applying them

What appeared to be a watershed moment - a revolution that stripped the ultra-powerful hedge funds of their market influence and placed power back in the hands of everyday investors

screaming and yelling to attract his attention

and his fame spreads throughout West Africa like a bush-fire in the harmattan

an English professor in suburban California left heartbroken after the death of his lover

joyful and disease-free life

In understanding the individual's real place in the universe

the tales in this elegant volume reveal the eternal relevance of the Mahabharata