Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_Alpenk%C3%B6nig_und_der_Menschenfeind

Release date is 2004-10-01

Produced by Delphine Lettau

"Der Alpenkönig und der Menschenfeind" by Ferdinand Raimund is a romantic-comic magic play premiered in 1828. Rappelkopf has become a bitter misanthrope who tyrannizes his loving wife and household, opposing his daughter's engagement. When the Alpine King appears, he devises a transformative lesson: Rappelkopf must witness his own cruelty through another's eyes. Forced to watch his double abuse those he loves, the misanthrope confronts the painful truth about himself. Can this bitter man find redemption in the Temple of Recognition? (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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