Der Kontrabaß

Der Kontrabaß
Written byPatrick Süskind
CharactersThe double bassist
Date premiered22 September 1981 (1981-09-22)
Place premieredCuvilliés Theatre, Munich
Original languageGerman
GenreOne-act monologue
TranslatorMichael Hofmann
Published1984 (Diogenes Verlag; German)
1987 (Hamish Hamilton; English)
AwardsSchlegel-Tieck Prize for translation
ISBN978-3-257-01658-1 (German)
024112039X (English)

Der Kontrabaß (The Double Bass) is a play by Patrick Süskind. The monologue in one act premiered in 1981.