The Investigation - Couverture souple

Weiss, Peter

 
9780714503011: The Investigation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0714503010 ISBN 13 : 9780714503011
Editeur : Marion Boyars, 1964

Synopsis

A dramatic re-construction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials based on the actual evidence given. The testimony concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there was edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic ducument that relies solely on the facts for its effectiveness. The play was premiered on October 19th, 1965, in thirteen theatres in East and West Germany, and at the Aldwych in London.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A dramatic re-construction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials based on the actual evidence given. The testimony concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there was edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic ducument that relies solely on the facts for its effectiveness. The play was premiered on October 19th, 1965, in thirteen theatres in East and West Germany, and at the Aldwych in London.

Biographie de l'auteur

Peter Weiss was born in 1916 and settled in Sweden before the outbreak of World War II. Apart from his writing, he was also well known as a painter, theatrical and operatic director as well as a film maker. He died in 1982. His magnificent play, the Marat-Sade, established his reputation among English-speaking audiences as a revolutionary dramatist.

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Éditeur
Marion Boyars
Date d'édition
1964
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0714503010
ISBN 13 
9780714503011
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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