{"product_id":"bertolt-brecht-a-literary-life","title":"Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy Stephen Parker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback, it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of this great artist and writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eDrawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life and work, viewed through the prism of the artist. Tracing his extraordinary life, from his formative years in Augsburg, through the First World War, his politicization during the Weimar Republic and his years of exile, up to the Berliner Ensemble's dazzling productions in Paris and London, Parker shows how Brecht achieved his transformative effect upon world theatre and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBertolt Brecht: A Literary Life\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful portrait of a great, compulsively contradictory personality, whose artistry left its lasting imprint on modern culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e704 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMethuen Drama, 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e6.14 x 1.44 x 9.21 inches\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eISBN 9781474240000\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBiography, Bertolt Brecht\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51441671372968,"sku":"9781474240000","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Bertolt_Brecht_A_Literary_Life_by_Stephen_Parker.jpg?v=1739288615","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/bertolt-brecht-a-literary-life","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}