The Good Woman of Setzuan

The Good Woman of Setzuan

Summary

This play, written during Brecht's exile to the United States and set in pre-Communist China, is a parable of a young woman torn between obligation and reality, between love and practicality, and between her own needs and those of her friends and neighbours.

About the author

Bertolt Brecht

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