Bertolt Brecht: His Life, His Art and His Times (Paperback)

~ Bertolt Brecht (Author)
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Highly acclaimed when it was first published in 1967, Frederic Ewen's monumental biographical study of Bertolt Brecht has long been out of print. In response to national demand, Citadel Press is proud to reissue this complete and unabridged text.

Of "Bertolt Brecht: His Life, His Art, His Times, the critics wrote:

"The finest critical study of Brecht to date. This book is at least a worthy appreciation of a towering, poetic and dramatic genius." -Los Angeles Times

"What is particularly striking about Frederic Ewen's biography is that it conveys the excitement, the turmoil and triumph of Brecht's career." -The New York Times

"The great thing about Frederic Ewen's luminous biography is that it gently frees Brecht from the bear hugs of the bigots and restores him to us as a whole man, his youth contained in his age." -The Nation

Product Details

• Paperback: 592 pages
• Publisher: Citadel (August 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806501944
• ISBN-13: 978-0806501949
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #191,146 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BERTOLT BRECHT BY EVEN IN SPANISH, August 18, 2002

By	sara joffre (Lima, Peru South America) - See all my reviews

I am peruvian and I read the book in Spanish, thanks to a friend who bought it in Buenos Aires.
I am a Bertolt Brecht's researching friend. This is the way I considered him: like a living one working for the theater.
I found the book nearly excellent...but too much condescending at the "human valorization" of our beloved friend. Ewen looks throught his appreciations too much "innocent" in that respect.
And I have a big question. Ewen says that Brecht "got a Medicin degree".
I do not know if this are translation problems but it is the first time (and I search about living Brecht since 1968)I heard about it....

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Publisher-, November 10, 2004

By	Wishful (in Tennessee) - See all my reviews

FROM THE PUBLISHER
Highly acclaimed when it was first published in 1967, Ewen's monumental biographical study of Bertolt Brecht is "the finest critical study of Brecht to date. . . . a worthy appreciation of a towering, poetic and dramatic genius" ("Los Angeles Times").