The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising: A German Tragedy
Grass, Günter
From Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA, Hopewell, NJ, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 11 May 2016
From Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA, Hopewell, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 11 May 2016
About this Item
Octavo (8 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches; 210 x 140 mm), xxxvi, 122 pages in red cloth, black title to spine, in an illustrated dust jacket. A play by Günter Grass about the workers' uprising in East Germany on June 17, 1953. The workers beseech "The Boss" (a thinly disguised Bertolt Brecht) to support the uprising. The book includes the text of a speech by Grass as well as a "documentary report" on the uprising. Translated by Ralph Manheim; the book originally was published in Germany under the title, "Die Plebejer proben den Aufstand." The play was controversial; many reviewers thought it was deeply unfair to Brecht because Brecht couldn't defend himself. He was already dead. CONDITION: Near Fine, with pages very lightly toned, in a Near Fine dust jacket with a small crease in the top left corner of the rear flap. Seller Inventory # 1551
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising: A ...
Publisher: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
Publication Date: 1966
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: 5th or later Edition
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