Threepenny NovelGrove Press, 1956 - 396 Seiten "Brecht's only novel is, of course, based on his own Threepenny Opera, which was itself based on John Gay's The Beggar's Opera. Set in Victorian London, the novel feels similar to Dickens in many ways, but written with a very dry humour and none of the sentimentality. The plot mostly involves the extremely dodgy business dealings of the characters Peachum and Macheath, along with some equally dubious bankers and financiers - in fact it feels surprisingly relevant to current times! A satirical yet rather subtle attack on capitalist society, Brecht's vision here is of a world in which the poor and weak are continually exploited in the most casual fashion by the powerful and unscrupulous who always come out on top. It's very good writing but may be a little slow-going for some."--Goodreads |
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... ships for sale and these few were very expensive . But of course no one who wanted decent ships would have thought of apply- ing to a firm of shippers like Brookley & Brookley . Mr Coax was urgently looking for decent ships , not ...
... ships for sale and these few were very expensive . But of course no one who wanted decent ships would have thought of apply- ing to a firm of shippers like Brookley & Brookley . Mr Coax was urgently looking for decent ships , not ...
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... ships which he had never seen . But that would scarcely help the Company . They had bought ships of whose worthlessness they had been warned . Coax then demanded that the Company should give him full authority , so that he could wind up ...
... ships which he had never seen . But that would scarcely help the Company . They had bought ships of whose worthlessness they had been warned . Coax then demanded that the Company should give him full authority , so that he could wind up ...
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... ships , his name was now inseparably entangled with the whole affair . Crowl's death gave Coax an excuse for cutting ... ships could be postponed on account of the strike . But , mellowed by the confidential mood engendered by their ...
... ships , his name was now inseparably entangled with the whole affair . Crowl's death gave Coax an excuse for cutting ... ships could be postponed on account of the strike . But , mellowed by the confidential mood engendered by their ...
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