Friedrich Dürrenmatt

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Friedrich Dürrenmatt (5 January 1921 – 14 December 1990) was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophically deep crime novels, and often macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten. more »

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''A state always calls itself fatherland when it is ready for murder.''
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990), Swiss dramatist, novelist, essayist. Trans. by Gerhard P. Knapp (1995). Romulus the Great, act III (1956).
''Rome has betrayed itself. It knew the truth and chose violence, it knew humaneness and it chose tyranny.''
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990), Swiss dramatist, novelist, essayist, and trans. by Gerhard P. Knapp (1995). Romulus the Great, act III (1956). O...
''So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.''
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990), Swiss dramatist, novelist, essayist, and trans. by Gerhard P. Knapp (1995). Romulus the Great, act III (1956).
''So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.''
Friedrich Dürrenmatt (1921-1990), Swiss dramatist, novelist, essayist. Trans. by Gerhard P. Knapp (1995). Romulus the Great, act III (1956).

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