The investigation
oratorio in 11 cantos
by Peter Weiss
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The Investigation is Weiss' ruthless documentary drama of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trials, which he attended. These proceedings, held in 1963-5, are not to be confused with the Nürnberg trials held right after the war. In Frankfurt it was the German government itself that held the war-crimes trial, focussing on the crimes perpetrated at Auschwitz.
Using the actual testimony of survivors from Auschwitz, testifying as witnesses against those who exploited them and others, Weiss creates a riveting drama. The drama is based on the trial, but Weiss insists that it should not be staged as a courtroom-docudrama.
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Die Ermittlung: Oratorium in 11 Gesängen.
1976, Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag
in German
- Ungekürzte Ausgabe, 76.-85. Tausend.
3499111926 9783499111921
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Originally published: London : Calder & Boyars, 1966.
Translation of: Die Ermittlung.
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