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Auschwitz in der geteilten Welt: Peter Weiss und 'Die Ermittlung' im Kalten Krieg.(Book Review)
The Modern Language Review
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July 1, 2003|
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Auschwitz in der geteilten Welt: Peter Weiss und 'Die Ermittlung' im Kalten Krieg. By CHRISTOPH WEISS. (Literatur im historischen Kontext) St Ingbert: Rohrig. 2000. 2 vols. 1380 pp.; 55 ill. 84 [euro]. ISBN 3-86110-245-5 (pbk).
If any German-language drama of the post-war period warrants over 1300 pages of analysis and documentation, then it is Peter Weiss's spoken oratorio Die Ermittlung. Inspired by the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials (1963-65) and premiered on 19 October 1965, in a unique Ringurauffuhrung taking in more than a dozen cities in both Germanies, the play ...
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