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The Captain of Köpenick
Author(s): Carl Zuckmayer
Wilhelm Voigt is freed from prison after fifteen years but doesn’t have proper registration papers so he is unable to find a job. He moves in with his sister and her husband but is desperate to find papers to be legitimized. He stumbles upon a military uniform and discovers that the city is ready to obey his commands when he puts in on. Now in charge, he overtakes the government and embezzles the money from the treasury. Eventually, his real identity is discovered and he is arrested.
Format:Satirical play
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Nationality of Author:German
Experience(s) Chronicled:Allegoric or Metaphoric Representations | European Jewry Before the Holocaust
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