Everyone knows that Bertolt Brecht was one of the great 20th-century
innovators in theatre - the literary-theatrical equivalent of a
Picasso or Stravinsky - and Germany's greatest poet of the last
century, but the playwright was also a dazzling writer of stories.
Storytelling permeated his art as a dramatist; fundamentally in his
plays he was a storyteller. This volume collects the complete short
stories written by Brecht, including the prize-winning 'The Monster',
and the fragmentary memoir ghost-written by Brecht, 'Life Story of the
boxer Samson-Körner'. Brecht scholar Marc Silberman provides an
introduction and editorial notes. Fans of Brecht will find in the 37
stories assembled here the same directness, lack of affectation, and
wry humour that characterise his plays. Every lover of short stories
will discover an unexpected trove of pleasure in this "mine for
short-story addicts" (Observer).
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ISBN
9781472577528
Publisert
2015
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Vendor
Methuen Drama
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Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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