In English
Goncourt 2003 · Winner
Brecht's Mistress
La Maîtresse de Brecht
Jacques-Pierre Amette · 60 when first published
Novel · 300 pages · Historical, Politics, Love
AI-generated summary:In 1948 Bertolt Brecht returns to Berlin after fifteen years in exile. He takes a young actress as his lover, unaware that she has been hired by the Stasi to report on his every move.