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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Peter Weiss
Born: November 8, 1916
Died: May 10, 1982 (aged 65)
Bio: Peter Ulrich Weiss was a German writer, painter, graphic artist, and experimental filmmaker of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his plays Marat/Sade and The Investigation and his novel The Aesthetics of Resistance.
Known for:
- The Aesthetics of Resistance (1975)
- The Investigation (1965)
- Leavetaking (1966)
- The Investigation: Oratorio in 11 Cantos
- The new trial
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