Good Person Of Szechwan
Author: Brecht, Bertolt
ISBN: 9780413582409
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Aug 2006
Pages: 158 Format: Paperback / softback
In Good Person of Szechwan the gods come to earth in search of enough good people to justify their existence. They find Shen Teh, a good-hearted but penniless prostitute, and make her a gift that enables her to set up her own business. But her goodness brings ruin and she must disguise herself as a man in order to muster sufficient ruthlessness to survive. ''One of the greatest poets and dramatists of our century'' (Observer)'
ISBN: 9780413582409
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 01 Aug 2006
Pages: 158 Format: Paperback / softback
In Good Person of Szechwan the gods come to earth in search of enough good people to justify their existence. They find Shen Teh, a good-hearted but penniless prostitute, and make her a gift that enables her to set up her own business. But her goodness brings ruin and she must disguise herself as a man in order to muster sufficient ruthlessness to survive. ''One of the greatest poets and dramatists of our century'' (Observer)'