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    Peter Weiss

    Peter Weiss (1916–1982) was a German playwright, dramatist, visual artist, filmmaker, and novelist. His works include The Aesthetics of Resistance and The Shadow of the Coachman’s Body. He is best known in the US for his play Marat/Sade: Peter Brook’s production received the Tony Award for Best Play in 1966. His documentary drama The Investigation, which recreates the trial of Auschwitz concentration camp guards, was produced on American television in the 1960s. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize after his death in 1982.

    Peter Weiss

    Peter Weiss (1916–1982) was a German playwright, dramatist, visual artist, filmmaker, and novelist. His works include The Aesthetics of Resistance and The Shadow of the Coachman’s Body. He is best known in the US for his play Marat/Sade: Peter Brook’s production received the Tony Award for Best Play in 1966. His documentary drama The Investigation, which recreates the trial of Auschwitz concentration camp guards, was produced on American television in the 1960s. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize after his death in 1982.

    Books by Peter Weiss

    • The Shadow of the Coachman's Body

      Peter Weiss, Rosmarie Waldrop

      Paperback, 2022

      A meticulously observed and macabre tale of hell on earth from the revolutionary German author of the famous play Marat/Sade

    • The Shadow of the Coachman's Body

      Peter Weiss, Rosmarie Waldrop

      E Book, 2022

      A meticulously observed and macabre tale of hell on earth from the revolutionary German author of the famous play Marat/Sade

    • Conversation of the Three Wayfarers

      Peter Weiss, E.B. Garside, John Keene

      Paperback, 2022

      This fast-moving, tightly-wound, and gleefully dark novella contains an entire universe in miniature

    • Conversation of the Three Wayfarers

      Peter Weiss, E.B. Garside, John Keene

      E Book, 2022

      This fast-moving, tightly-wound, and gleefully dark novella contains an entire universe in miniature

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