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Andorra
Author(s): Max Frisch
Andri has been told by his father, the town's teacher, that he is an adopted Jewish child saved from neighboring anti-Semites. However, unbeknownst to him, he is an illegitimate child of the teacher. At the start of the drama, Andri is engaged to the teacher's daughter, in reality his half sister. While the teacher tries to prevent their wedding, Andri becomes attacked by ant-Semites in his own community and invaders from the neighboring country. To try and save his son, the teacher reveals the truth but the town does not believe him and Andri is killed for being a Jew. Representatives of the town (none of whom are given names but, instead, titles signifying their occupations, except for the priest, rationalize their betrayal of the young man.
Format: Drama
Cast Size: 13M/1F
Snapshot
Original or Prominent Production: NYC, 1963
Original Language: German
English Language Translator: George Tabori
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Experience(s) Chronicled: Perpetrators, Bystanders and Collaborators