Reach for the book: It is a weapon.

Bertolt Brecht

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Topic

Power of literature Books

Author

Bertolt Brecht

Source

In Praise of Learning

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Advice

Language

German

Time

1935 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

Germany Europe

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Original Citation

Brecht, Bertolt. Die Mutter. Lebed der Revolutionärin Pelagea Wlassowa aus Twer. [The mother. Life of the Revolutionary Pelagea Vlassova from Tver.] 17 Jan. 1932, omödienhaus am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin, Germany.

Current Citation

Brecht, Bertolt. The Mother. Grove Press, 1994.

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