The Fire Raisers (play)

The Arsonists (the Firebugs, the Fire Raisers)
First publication (Hans-Bredow-Institut, 1953)
Written byMax Frisch
Date premiered1958
Original languageGerman
GenreEpic 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. It was revised in 1960 to include an epilogue.

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