Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht was a highly influential German playwright, poet, and theatre director. He is best known for his epic theatre style, which aimed to provoke critical thought rather than emotional identification. His notable works include "The Threepenny Opera," "Mother Courage and Her Children," and "The Good Woman of Setzuan."
Books by Bertolt Brecht
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The Good Woman of Setzuan
by Bertolt Brecht
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In a world where goodness means death, a kind woman in Communist China creates a ruthless male alter ego to survive the people she tries to help.
The Threepenny Opera
by Bertolt Brecht
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In Victorian London's underworld, a charming gangster's marriage to a naive heiress starts a satirical, jazz-infused show that exposes society's hypocrisy.
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich
by Bertolt Brecht
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Through twenty-four chilling vignettes, Brecht exposes how Nazi terror crept into the daily lives of ordinary Germans, revealing a society suffocated by suspicion and fear.