Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat, 1965. Soft cover. Very Good. 172 pages, with Bibliographical Notes. "English versions by Eric Bentley", who wrote a Foreword dated 1964. The plays besides the title play are In Search of Justice, The Informer, The Elephant Calf, The Measures Taken, The Exception and the Rule. Fragments of another are provided in an appendix. A second appendix contains a translation of an official East German criticism of Brecht from 1965. Mass-market paperback, light foxing to top edge and wraps, minimal shelf wear, page margins age-toned.

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Bookseller: Berthoff Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: AEB-257
Title: The Jewish Wife and Other Short Plays
Author: Bertolt Brecht
Format/Binding: Soft cover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0394171004
ISBN 13: 9780394171005
Publisher: Grove Press/Evergreen Black Cat
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1965
Keywords: DRAMA, GERMAN LITERATURE
Bookseller catalogs: Drama; German literature in translation;

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