Biedermann und die Brandstifter (Twentieth Century Texts)
Format: kindle
ASIN: B00BNEYFUS
Publish date: October 30th 1986
Publisher: Routledge
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Humor,
Comedy,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
European Literature,
Read For School,
Plays,
Drama,
Contemporary,
German Literature
Possibly more appropriate and timely today than when it was originally written, post WWII. A joke is a good camouflage. Next best comes sentiment... But the best camouflage of all - in my opinion - is the plain and simple truth. Because nobody ever believes it.
I think this is a play called The Fire Raisers...which I saw performed a couple of years ago. The production was fairly amateurish but the play survived, which I guess reflects its strength.Really, I can't understand why it is that some authors go out of fashion when they seem so obviously to stand ...