The Good Person of Szechwan

Bertolt Brecht

Original title: Gute Mensch von Sezuan

earliest edition we have, 1965 University of Minnesota Press, 1999 112 pages

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"The Good Woman of Setzuan, written during Brecht's exile and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbors." "Eric Bentley provides here a reliable English version of one of Brecht's most popular plays. This performance-friendly translation is often used in the theater."....

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Editions we hold

The good person of Szechwan edition · 2008 · Penguin Books · 156 pages · 9780143105374
The good woman of Setzuan edition · 1999 · University of Minnesota Press · 112 pages
The good person of Szechwan edition · 1994 · Arcade Pub. · 147 pages
The good person of Szechwan edition · 1985 · Methuen · 147 pages
The Good Person of Szechwan edition · 1985 · Methuen Paperbacks Ltd · 160 pages · 9780413582409
The good person ofSzechwan edition · 1965 · Eyre Methuen · 109 pages

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