Der gute Mensch von Sezuan
- Authors
- Brecht, Bertolt
- Publisher
- Suhrkamp Verlag
- Tags
- classics
- ISBN
- 9783518000731
- Date
- 1953-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.25 MB
- Lang
- de
The Good Woman of Setzuan, written during Brecht's exile and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbors.. "Eric Bentley provides here a reliable English version of one of Brecht's most popular plays. This performance-friendly translation is often used in the theater.. "Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) is one of Germany's best-known playwrights. His social critiques, including The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Mother Courage and Her Children, and The Threepenny Opera, resonate with modern audiences and continue to be frequently performed.