Reach for the book: It is a weapon.

Bertolt Brecht

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Topic

Power of literature Books

Author

Bertolt Brecht

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. "In Praise of Learning." Die Mutter. Lebed der Revolutionärin Pelagea Wlassowa aus Twer. [The mother. Life of the Revolutionary Pelagea Vlassova from Tver.] Translator unknown, 1935.

Current Citation

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

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