num_pages: 198
description: Whistle clean inside; outside near fine with mild crease along spine. Gently read. Wrappers are immaculate,shiny, stiff, and unrubbed. Written in German, this play written by Max Frisch has an extensive German to English Vocabulary at the back of the book. (Titled in English as "The Fireraisers," "The Firebugs," " Firebugs," or "The Arsonists.") Written in 1953, first as a radio play, then adapted for television and the stage (1958) as a play in six scenes. This dark comedy is set in a town that is being regularly attacked by arsonists. Disguised as door-to-door salesmen (hawkers), they talk their way into people's homes and settle down in the attic, where they set about the destruction of the house. Written in the years following WWII as a metaphor for Nazism and fascism, the play shows how "normal" citizens can be taken in by evil. has an extensive Vocabulary (German to English) in back
language: German
title: Biedermann und die Brandstifter: Ein Lehrstück ohne Lehre Mit einem Nachspiel
titlecomplete: Biedermann und die Brandstifter: Ein Lehrstück ohne Lehre Mit einem Nachspiel
genres: 20th Century, Literature, German Literature, Classics, School, Drama, Plays, Fiction, Read For School, Theatre
ratings_count: 5583
places: Germany
publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div