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The Investigation: Oratorio in 11 Cantos

The Investigation: Oratorio in 11 Cantos

Weiss, Peter

Paperback

General Poetry

ISBN10: 0714503010
ISBN13: 9780714503011
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers
Published: Jan 1 1996
Pages: 208
Weight: 0.39
Height: 0.61 Width: 5.11 Depth: 7.71
Language: English

The Investigation is a dramatic reconstruction of the Frankfurt War Crimes trials of 1963-1965, based on the actual evidence given. Weiss was an observer at the trials and developed the play partially from the reports of Bernd Naumann. This testimony, concerning Auschwitz and the atrocities which were enacted there, was been edited and extracted by Peter Weiss into a dramatic document that relies solely and completely on the facts for its effectiveness.

There is no artistic license, no manipulation of facts and figures, no rearrangement of events for theatrical effect. Nameless witnesses stand and recall their appalling memories of Auschwitz, allowing us to bear witness to their painful and painstaking search for truth and ultimately justice. What emerges is a chastening and purging documentary of deeply moving power.

The play premiered simultaneously in 14 cities in East and West Germany and London on October 19, 1965.

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