{"product_id":"bertolt-brecht-a-literary-life-9781474240000","title":"Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis first English language biography of Bertolt Brecht (18981956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the twentieth centurys most controversial cultural icons. First published in 2014 and now available in paperback  it was critically lauded and declared the definitive life of this great artist and writer.  Drawing on letters  diaries and unpublished material  including Brechts medical records  Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brechts life and work  viewed through the prism of the artist.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 Ensembles dazzling productions in Paris and London  Parker shows how Brecht achieved his transformative effect upon world theatre and poetry.  Bertolt Brecht: A Literary Life is a powerful portrait of a great  compulsively contradictory personality  whose artistry left its lasting imprint on modern culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666102542389,"sku":"ByrdShop_1474240003","price":91.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781474240000.jpg?v=1782419668","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/bertolt-brecht-a-literary-life-9781474240000","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}