Der gute Mensch von Sezuan by Bertolt Brecht

Published 1970 · 144 pages · 39,600 words · about 2 hours at an average pace

How hard is Der gute Mensch von Sezuan to read?

Der gute Mensch von Sezuan scores 14 out of 100 for difficulty on ReadingRate, making it relatively accessible. The score is a weighted composite of nine measures: four of how hard the prose is to parse, five of how hard the meaning is to extract.

Where the story of Der gute Mensch von Sezuan takes place

  • Sezuan (China), mid-20th century (1930 to 1945), the main setting

About the author

Bertolt Brecht