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The good person of Szechwan

Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-19562009
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'The Good Person of Szechwan' is a parable by Bertold Brecht which conveys the message that, in aggressive and unjust societies, good can only survive by evil means. It was written in 1939-41, when Brecht was in Scandinavia in flight from the Nazis.
Main title:
The good person of Szechwan / Bertolt Brecht ; translated by John Willett.
Edition:
[New ed.] / with commentary and notes by Tom Kuhn and Charlotte Ryland.
Imprint:
London : Methuen Drama, 2009.
Collation:
lxxvi, 130 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published: 1962.Includes bibliographical references.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9781408100073 (pbk)140810007X (pbk)
Dewey class:
832.9'12
Local class:
832.912
Language:
EnglishGerman
BRN:
481756
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