Who built the Thebes of the seven gates?
In the books you will find the names of kings.
Did the kings haul up the lumps of rock?...
Where, the evening that the wall of China was finished
Did the masons go?

Wer baute das siebentorige Theben?
In den Büchern stehen die Namen von Königen.
Haben die Könige die Felsbrocken herbeigeschleppt?...
Wohin gingen an dem Abend, wo die chinesische Mauer fertig war,
Die Maurer?

Bertolt Brecht

Questions from a Worker Who Reads

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Great man theory of history Seven wonders of the world Workers History

Author

Bertolt Brecht

Source

Questions from a Worker Who Reads

Medium

Poem

Genre

Political literature

Statement Type

Question

Language

German

Time

1936 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

Germany Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Brecht, Bertolt. "Fragen eines lesenden Arbeiters [Questions of a Reading Worker]." Das Wort, 1936.

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