
Modern Death
The End of Civilization
Carl-Henning Wijkmark(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 18. February 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
38 pages
978-1-78874-887-2 (ISBN)
Description
Modern Death is written in the form of a symposium, in which a government agency brings together a group of experts to discuss a strategy for dealing with an ageing population.
The speakers take up the thread of the ongoing debates about care for the aged and about euthanasia. In dark satirical mode the author shows what grim developments are possible. The theme of a «final solution» is mentioned, though the connection with Hitler is explicitly denied. The most inhuman crimes against human dignity are discussed in the symposium as if they were a necessary condition of future progress.
The fiercely ironical treatment of the material tears off the thin veil that disguises the specious arguments and insidious expressions of concern for the well-being of the younger generation. Though the text was written nearly thirty years ago, the play has a terrifyingly modern relevance.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
83 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78874-887-2 (9781788748872)
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02/2020
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Person
Carl-Henning Wijkmark was born in Stockholm in 1934. He studied literary history and philosophy in Munich and Lund. He is the translator of works by Benjamin, Nietzsche, and Lautréamont. His many publications, some of which have been translated into German, include essays, novels, and plays. He has also written for television and radio.