The Deputy

New York: Grove Press, Inc., 1964. First Paperback Edition [stated]. Presumed first printing. Mass market paperback. 352 p. 21 cm. Characters. Footnotes. Sidelights on History. This is the full, uncut text of the explosive drama complete with the author's sidelights on history. Foreword by Dr. Albert Schweitzer. Rolf Hochhuth (born 1 April 1931 in Eschwege) is a German author and playwright. He is best known for his 1963 drama The Deputy, which insinuates Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews. Hochhuth's plays include his 1963 drama Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel (The Deputy, a Christian Tragedy, translated by Richard & Clara Winston, 1964), that caused controversy because of its criticism of Pope Pius XII's role in World War II. Although the play has never received serious praise as either literature or history, its publisher Ed Keating and journalist Warren Hinckle, who themselves considered it "dramaturgically flawed, " organized a committee to defend the play as a matter of free speech. The unedited version of the play is over five hours long and includes the true story of Kurt Gerstein. Condition: Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling.

Keywords: Holocaust, Kurt Gerstein, Anti-Semitism, Persecution, Auschwitz, Morality, Death Camps, Concentration Camps, Otto Dibelius

[Book #71328]

Price: $25.00