{"product_id":"the-physicists-a-comedy-in-two-acts-paperback","title":"The Physicists: A Comedy in Two Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFriedrich Durrenmatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel Agee\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Physicists\u003c\/i\u003e is a provocative and darkly comic satire about life in modern times, by one of Europe's foremost dramatists and the author of the internationally celebrated \u003ci\u003eThe Visit\u003c\/i\u003e. The world's greatest physicist, Johann Wilhelm M bius, is in a madhouse, haunted by recurring visions of King Solomon. He is kept company by two other equally deluded scientists: one who thinks he is Einstein, the other who believes he is Newton. It soon becomes evident, however, that these three are not as harmlessly lunatic as they appear. Are they, in fact, really mad? Or are they playing some murderous game with the world as the stake? For M bius has uncovered the mystery of the universe--and therefore the key to its destruction--and Einstein and Newton are vying for this secret that would enable them to rule the Earth. Added to this treacherous combination is the world-renowned psychiatrist in charge, the hunchbacked Mathilde von Zahnd, who has some diabolical plans of her own. With wry, penetrating humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Physicists\u003c\/i\u003e probes beneath the surface of modern existence and, like \u003ci\u003eMarat\/Sade\u003c\/i\u003e, questions whether it is the mad who are the truly insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Physicists is a provocative and darkly comic satire about life in modern times, by one of Europe's foremost dramatists and author of the internationally celebrated The Visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFriedrich Durrenmatt was born in Switzerland in 1921 and has long been considered one of the world's leading German-language playwrights. His plays have received international acclaim, with \u003ci\u003eThe Visit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRomulus the Great\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Physicists\u003c\/i\u003e having been performed on Broadway and in major capitals throughout the world. Dürrenmatt's concerns are timeless, but they are also the product of his Swiss vantage during the cold war: his key plays explore such themes as guilt by passivity, the refusal of responsibility, greed and political decay, and the tension between justice and freedom. Durrenmatt died in December 1990. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoel Agee is the author of two memoirs, \u003ci\u003eTwelve Years: An American Boyhood in East Germany\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn The House Of My Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. His translations of Heinrich von Kleist's \u003ci\u003ePenthesilea\u003c\/i\u003e and Hans Erich Nossack's \u003ci\u003eDer Untergang\u003c\/i\u003e won the Helen and Kurt Wolff Prize and the Lois Roth Prize of the Modern Language Association, respectively. In 2007 he was a finalist for the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize and received the Alta National Translation for his translation of the Selected Writings of Friedrich Dürrenmatt.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.08 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891481047142,"sku":"9780802144270","price":23.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/U0g4NEpnTDBlazh6b094QjNUSnc1Zz09.webp?v=1772881517","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-physicists-a-comedy-in-two-acts-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}