Name: Berlin, Bertolt Brecht's Urban Jungle - City Country Culture
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Description: In the 1920s, Berlin recovered from the horrors of the First World War and began its roaring twenties. Bertolt Brecht, a young Bavarian playwright settled there. Immersed in Berlin's intellectual life, he had a heavily critical eye and wrote pacifist plays for a mainstream audience.

Berlín, la jungla de Bertolt Brecht

Berlino: la 'giungla' di Bertolt Brecht

Berlin: Bertolt Brechts Großstadtdschungel

Berlin, la jungle de Bertolt Brecht

Berlin, Bertolt Brecht's Urban Jungle

Berlin, dżungla Bertolta Brechta

In the 1920s, Berlin recovered from the horrors of the First World War and began its roaring twenties. Bertolt Brecht, a young Bavarian playwright settled there. Immersed in Berlin's intellectual life, he had a heavily critical eye and wrote pacifist plays for a mainstream audience.

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In the 1920s, Berlin recovered from the horrors of the First World War and began its roaring twenties. Bertolt Brecht, a young Bavarian playwright settled there. Immersed in Berlin's intellectual life, he had a heavily critical eye and wrote pacifist plays for a mainstream audience. <br /><br /><br />

In the 1920s, Bertolt Brecht moved to Berlin where he began to write pacifist plays for a mainstream audience

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