{"product_id":"9781408155646","title":"Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life","description":"This 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the twentieth century's most controversial cultural icons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Drawing on letters, diaries and unpublished material, including Brecht's medical records, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life and work, viewed through the prism of the artist.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 politicisation 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eBertolt Brecht: A Literary Life\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful portrait of a great, compulsively contradictory personality, whose artistry left its lasting imprint on modern culture.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152930259184,"sku":"9781408155646","price":27.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781408155646_p0.jpg?v=1763719180","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781408155646","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}