The Arsonists (the Firebugs, the Fire Raisers) | |
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Written by | Max Frisch |
Date premiered | 1958 |
Original language | German |
Genre | Epic parable comedy |
The Arsonists (German: Biedermann und die Brandstifter), previously also known in English as The Firebugs or The Fire Raisers, was written by the Swiss novelist and playwright Max Frisch in 1953, first as a radio play, then adapted for television and the stage (1958) as a play in six scenes.[1] It was revised in 1960 to include an epilogue.[2]