Brecht's Mistress

Brecht's Mistress (French: La Maîtresse de Brecht) is a 2003 novel by the French writer Jacques-Pierre Amette. It is also known as Brecht's Lover. It received the Prix Goncourt.[1]

Brecht's Mistress
AuthorJacques-Pierre Amette
Original titleLa Maîtresse de Brecht
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
PublisherÉditions Albin Michel
Publication date
20 August 2003
Pages306
ISBN2-226-14163-4

Plot

In 1948, the German playwright Bertolt Brecht leaves New York to return to Berlin. There he meets a young woman, Maria, with whom he falls in love, but who turns out to be a spy in the service of the Stasi, the East German secret services.

See also

References

  1. "Le Prix Goncourt". academie-goncourt.fr (in French). Académie Goncourt. Retrieved 2011-10-26.


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