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Bertolt Brecht Quotes

German poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), commonly known as Bertolt Brecht, was a German Marxist dramatist, stage director and poet. He is remembered for the Distancing effect practice in performing arts (known in German as Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt).

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Pen Names: Berthold Larsen
Alternative Names: Berŭtʻoltʻŭ Bŭrehitʻŭ • Pertōl Pirekcṭ • Mpertolt Mprecht • Pu-lai-hsi-tʻe • Pertōlṭ Pirekcṭ • Perṭōlṭ Pireṣṭ • Bertolt Breht • Bert Brecht • Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht • Bertholt Brecht • Bertolʹd Brekht • Bertolʹt Brekht • Bertold Brecht • Bŭrehitʻŭ • Pei-tʻo-erh-tʻe Pu-lai-hsi-tʻe

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Similar: W. H. Auden 65.3% John Steinbeck 64.0% Mark Twain 63.8% George Bernard Shaw 63.1% Steven Erikson 62.8% Hilaire Belloc 62.4% T. S. Eliot 62.3% Kurt Vonnegut 62.1% George Orwell 62.1% Anton Chekhov 61.9%
People remain what they are even if their faces fall apart.

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