Title: The good person of Sichuan
Subtitle: a parable play (a version made for the National Theatre, based on the Santa Monica version, 1943)
Description: Published specifically for a National Theatre production, this translation of Bertolt's drama, a parable of good and evil, is the tale of Shen Te, a prostitute who must invent and impersonate a ruthless male cousin in order not to be bankrupted and ruined by greedy neighbours.
Subjects: Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), German drama, Translations into English