X Y Z


Klabund

15,00 €
This comedy with three characters, X, Y and Z, is based on the theme of the mask. The young Countess Y promised to Count Z marries X who has usurped Z's identity. When the deception is revealed, Count Z proposes, to avoid scandal, to hire X as a servant. If the latter demonstrates exemplary and submissive behavior, he will not be handed over to the police... “Klabund writes like boxing – without taking gloves. ” The New French Review. “ A jack-of-all-trades virtuoso... ” Liberation. “A surprising meteor...” Le Figaro Littéraire. “A unique style...” Le Monde.
The author

Klabund (1890-1928), master of German literature, precursor of a form of writing close to cinema, will inspire Bertold Brecht and Günter Grass through his poems, plays and novels.

96 pages | ISBN: 9782914388740

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