Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht
Set against the backdrop of the Thirty Years' War, the book tells the story of a canteen woman, Mother Courage, who pulls her cart with her three children across war-torn Europe. It explores her struggles and survival tactics as she tries to profit from the war while keeping her children safe. The narrative is a profound critique of war and its consequences, highlighting the human cost of conflict and the often futile search for prosperity and security in a chaotic world.
The 1299th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1941
- Nationality
- German
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- Unknown
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- German
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- 14th on The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020) (Broadway World)
- 18th on The Drama 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time (Book)
- 24th on 50 Greatest Plays of The Past 100 Years (1913–2013) (Entertainment Weekly)
- 39th on The 50 Best Plays of All Time (TimeOut)
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- Great Books of the Western World (Great Books Foundation)