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Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui
Book • 1957
The play is a satirical allegory that parallels the historical events leading to the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany.
It is set in 1930s Chicago, where the fictional character Arturo Ui, a mobster, rises to power by controlling the cauliflower racket through ruthless means.
The play draws direct comparisons between Ui and Hitler, as well as other characters and historical figures like Paul von Hindenburg, Hermann Göring, and Joseph Goebbels.
Brecht wrote the play in 1941 while awaiting a visa to enter the United States, and it was first performed in 1958 in Stuttgart, Germany.
It is set in 1930s Chicago, where the fictional character Arturo Ui, a mobster, rises to power by controlling the cauliflower racket through ruthless means.
The play draws direct comparisons between Ui and Hitler, as well as other characters and historical figures like Paul von Hindenburg, Hermann Göring, and Joseph Goebbels.
Brecht wrote the play in 1941 while awaiting a visa to enter the United States, and it was first performed in 1958 in Stuttgart, Germany.
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Ep. 301: Max Horkheimer und die Rackets
Im Podcast erwähnt, als es um den Aufstieg eines Chicago Gangsters in den 1930er Jahren geht.
Die Artischockenkriege
