by Max Frisch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518100417
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Biedermann and the Arsonists is a play by Swiss playwright Max Frisch, published in 1958. The play, subtitled "a didactic piece without a moral", explores themes of responsibility, complicity, and the inability to recognize imminent danger. The story centers on Gottlieb Biedermann, a bourgeois who allows two arsonists to stay in his house, believing he can control them with kindness and hospitality. However, his naivety and desire to be well-regarded lead to his own destruction and that of his community.
Max Rudolf Frisch was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war output. Frisch was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten. He was awarded the 1965 Jerusalem Prize, the 1973 Grand Schiller Prize, and the 1986 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
