Bertolt Brecht, "Hollywood" (1942). Quoted in Poems, 1913–1956 (1976), edited by John Willett and Ralph Manheim, p. 382
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Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers.
— Bertolt Brecht on Hollywood
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About Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), commonly known as Bertolt Brecht, was a German Marxist dramatist, stage director and poet. He is remembered for the Distancing effect practice in performing arts (known in German as Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt).
About Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), commonly known as Bertolt Brecht, was a German Marxist dramatist, stage director and poet. He is remembered for the Distancing effect practice in performing arts (known in German as Verfremdungseffekt or V-Effekt).
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