Book Club 2025: Fatzer by Bertolt Brecht

I read some Brecht as a teenager and I was very impressed (mostly impressed by myself, of course). Er… The Threepenny Opera? Yes, probably that one.

This little book is a curious construction — it’s based on notes left by Brecht, but also features various bits cribbed from other plays and stuff. So it’s a Frankenplay. I mean, it’s a piece written by Dr. Frankenplay.

But it works surprisingly well. It’s fascinating and kinda moving.

Fatzer (1926-31) by Bertolt Brecht (buy used, 3.57 on Goodreads)

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