by Friedrich Dürrenmatt · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788483106495
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«La visita de la vieja dama» is the tragic comedy by Friedrich Dürrenmatt, published by Maxi-Tusquets in paperback (152 pages, in Spanish).
An old woman turned billionaire returns to the town she had to leave more than forty years ago. She comes back to take revenge on the man who abandoned her with a daughter and condemned her to destitution. She demands justice and, to achieve it, wields the power of money, placing the whole community before a moral dilemma.
Written in 1955, it premiered in 1956 at the Schauspielhaus in Zurich. It is part of the Fábula collection (number 123). In 1964, Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn starred in the film version.
For readers of contemporary classical theatre, especially those interested in moral dilemmas and Dürrenmatt's social criticism.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten.
