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Rechnitz [Der Würgeengel]
Author(s): Elfriede Jelinek
Responds to the uncovering of the orgiastic massacre of 180 Jews during a party thrown by Countess Thyssen Batthyany at Rechnitz Castle in Austria in March 1945. The play is a modern “text for speaking” written for performer/messengers who mix up the story with language play and haunting stage imagery, by Austrian Nobel Laureate Elfriede Jelinek.
Format:Drama
Snapshot
Nationality of Author:Austrian
Experience(s) Chronicled:Perpetrators, Bystanders and Collaborators
Tags: massacre, Countess Thyssen Batthyany
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