The Good Person of Szechwan by Bertolt Brecht
A Parable Play
"The Good Person of Szechwan" is a parable play that explores the difficulty of maintaining one's morals and goodness in a corrupt and exploitative world. The story revolves around a kind-hearted prostitute who struggles to be a good person under the harsh realities of life in Szechwan. When three gods visit the city in search of a good person, they find only her willing to help them. However, to survive, she must adopt a ruthless alter ego, leading to a complex exploration of morality, identity, and societal pressures.
The 10633rd greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1943
- Nationality
- German
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- Unknown
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- German
- Alternate Titles
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The Good Woman of Setzuan
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- 58th on The Drama 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time (Book)
- The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)