Stephen King recommended author as noted in Chapter 9 of Berkley's 1983 paperback edition of Danse Macabre.
From Wikipedia:
Bertolt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht; 10 February 1898 � 14 August 1956) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.
An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble—the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel.
Dramatic works
Entries show: English-language translation of title (German-language title) [year written] / [year first produced][72]
Baal 1918/1923 Drums in the Night (Trommeln in der Nacht) 1918�20/1922 The Beggar (Der Bettler oder Der tote Hund) 1919/? A Respectable Wedding (Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit) 1919/1926 Driving Out a Devil (Er treibt einen Teufel aus) 1919/? Lux in Tenebris 1919/? The Catch (Der Fischzug) 1919?/? Mysteries of a Barbershop (Mysterien eines Friseursalons) (screenplay) 1923 In the Jungle of Cities (Im Dickicht der Städte) 1921�24/1923 The Life of Edward II of England (Leben Eduards des Zweiten von England) 1924/1924 Downfall of the Egotist Johann Fatzer (Der Untergang des Egoisten Johnann Fatzer) (fragments) 1926�30/1974 Man Equals Man (Mann ist Mann) 1924�26/1926 The Elephant Calf (Das Elefantenkalb) 1924�26/1926 Little Mahagonny (Mahagonny-Songspiel) 1927/1927 The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) 1928/1928 The Flight across the Ocean (Der Ozeanflug); originally Lindbergh's Flight (Lindberghflug) 1928�29/1929 The Baden-Baden Lesson on Consent (Badener Lehrstück vom Einverständnis) 1929/1929 Happy End (Happy End) 1929/1929 The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny) 1927�29/1930 He Said Yes / He Said No (Der Jasager; Der Neinsager) 1929�30/1930�? The Decision (Die Maßnahme) 1930/1930 Saint Joan of the Stockyards (Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe) 1929�31/1959 The Exception and the Rule (Die Ausnahme und die Regel) 1930/1938 The Mother (Die Mutter) 1930�31/1932 Kuhle Wampe (screenplay) 1931/1932 The Seven Deadly Sins (Die sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger) 1933/1933 Round Heads and Pointed Heads (Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe) 1931�34/1936 The Horatians and the Curiatians (Die Horatier und die Kuriatier) 1933�34/1958 Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches) 1935�38/1938 Señora Carrar's Rifles (Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar) 1937/1937 Life of Galileo (Leben des Galilei) 1937�39/1943 How Much Is Your Iron? (Was kostet das Eisen?) 1939/1939 Dansen (Dansen) 1939/? Mother Courage and Her Children (Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder) 1938�39/1941 The Trial of Lucullus (Das Verhör des Lukullus) 1938�39/1940 Mr Puntila and his Man Matti (Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) 1940/1948 The Good Person of Szechwan (Der gute Mensch von Sezuan) 1939�42/1943 The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui) 1941/1958 Hangmen Also Die! (screenplay) 1942/1943 The Visions of Simone Machard (Die Gesichte der Simone Machard ) 1942�43/1957 The Duchess of Malfi 1943/1943 Schweik in the Second World War (Schweyk im Zweiten Weltkrieg) 1941�43/1957 The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) 1943�45/1948 Antigone (Die Antigone des Sophokles) 1947/1948 The Days of the Commune (Die Tage der Commune) 1948�49/1956 The Tutor (Der Hofmeister) 1950/1950 The Condemnation of Lucullus (Die Verurteilung des Lukullus) 1938�39/1951 Report from Herrnburg (Herrnburger Bericht) 1951/1951 Coriolanus (Coriolan) 1951�53/1962 The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431 (Der Prozess der Jeanne D'Arc zu Rouen, 1431) 1952/1952 Turandot (Turandot oder Der Kongreß der Weißwäscher) 1953�54/1969 Don Juan (Don Juan) 1952/1954 Trumpets and Drums (Pauken und Trompeten) 1955/1955
Non-dramatic works
Stories of Mr. Keuner (Geschichten vom Herrn Keuner)
Theoretical works
"The Modern Theatre is the Epic Theatre" (1930) "The Threepenny Lawsuit" ("Der Dreigroschenprozess") (written 1931; published 1932) "The Book of Changes" (fragment also known as Me-Ti; written 1935�1939) "The Street Scene" (written 1938; published 1950) "The Popular and the Realistic" (written 1938; published 1958) "Short Description of a New Technique of Acting which Produces an Alienation Effect" (written 1940; published 1951) "A Short Organum for the Theatre" ("Kleines Organon für das Theater", written 1948; published 1949) The Messingkauf Dialogues (Dialogue aus dem Messingkauf, published 1963)
Stephen King recommended author as noted in Chapter 9 of Berkley's 1983 paperback edition of Danse Macabre.
From Wikipedia:
Bertolt Brecht (born Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht; 10 February 1898 � 14 August 1956) was a German poet, playwright, and theatre director.
An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made equally significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble—the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel.
Dramatic works
Entries show: English-language translation of title (German-language title) [year written] / [year first produced][72]
Baal 1918/1923
Drums in the Night (Trommeln in der Nacht) 1918�20/1922
The Beggar (Der Bettler oder Der tote Hund) 1919/?
A Respectable Wedding (Die Kleinbürgerhochzeit) 1919/1926
Driving Out a Devil (Er treibt einen Teufel aus) 1919/?
Lux in Tenebris 1919/?
The Catch (Der Fischzug) 1919?/?
Mysteries of a Barbershop (Mysterien eines Friseursalons) (screenplay) 1923
In the Jungle of Cities (Im Dickicht der Städte) 1921�24/1923
The Life of Edward II of England (Leben Eduards des Zweiten von England) 1924/1924
Downfall of the Egotist Johann Fatzer (Der Untergang des Egoisten Johnann Fatzer) (fragments) 1926�30/1974
Man Equals Man (Mann ist Mann) 1924�26/1926
The Elephant Calf (Das Elefantenkalb) 1924�26/1926
Little Mahagonny (Mahagonny-Songspiel) 1927/1927
The Threepenny Opera (Die Dreigroschenoper) 1928/1928
The Flight across the Ocean (Der Ozeanflug); originally Lindbergh's Flight (Lindberghflug) 1928�29/1929
The Baden-Baden Lesson on Consent (Badener Lehrstück vom Einverständnis) 1929/1929
Happy End (Happy End) 1929/1929
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt Mahagonny) 1927�29/1930
He Said Yes / He Said No (Der Jasager; Der Neinsager) 1929�30/1930�?
The Decision (Die Maßnahme) 1930/1930
Saint Joan of the Stockyards (Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe) 1929�31/1959
The Exception and the Rule (Die Ausnahme und die Regel) 1930/1938
The Mother (Die Mutter) 1930�31/1932
Kuhle Wampe (screenplay) 1931/1932
The Seven Deadly Sins (Die sieben Todsünden der Kleinbürger) 1933/1933
Round Heads and Pointed Heads (Die Rundköpfe und die Spitzköpfe) 1931�34/1936
The Horatians and the Curiatians (Die Horatier und die Kuriatier) 1933�34/1958
Fear and Misery of the Third Reich (Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches) 1935�38/1938
Señora Carrar's Rifles (Die Gewehre der Frau Carrar) 1937/1937
Life of Galileo (Leben des Galilei) 1937�39/1943
How Much Is Your Iron? (Was kostet das Eisen?) 1939/1939
Dansen (Dansen) 1939/?
Mother Courage and Her Children (Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder) 1938�39/1941
The Trial of Lucullus (Das Verhör des Lukullus) 1938�39/1940
Mr Puntila and his Man Matti (Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti) 1940/1948
The Good Person of Szechwan (Der gute Mensch von Sezuan) 1939�42/1943
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui) 1941/1958
Hangmen Also Die! (screenplay) 1942/1943
The Visions of Simone Machard (Die Gesichte der Simone Machard ) 1942�43/1957
The Duchess of Malfi 1943/1943
Schweik in the Second World War (Schweyk im Zweiten Weltkrieg) 1941�43/1957
The Caucasian Chalk Circle (Der kaukasische Kreidekreis) 1943�45/1948
Antigone (Die Antigone des Sophokles) 1947/1948
The Days of the Commune (Die Tage der Commune) 1948�49/1956
The Tutor (Der Hofmeister) 1950/1950
The Condemnation of Lucullus (Die Verurteilung des Lukullus) 1938�39/1951
Report from Herrnburg (Herrnburger Bericht) 1951/1951
Coriolanus (Coriolan) 1951�53/1962
The Trial of Joan of Arc of Proven, 1431 (Der Prozess der Jeanne D'Arc zu Rouen, 1431) 1952/1952
Turandot (Turandot oder Der Kongreß der Weißwäscher) 1953�54/1969
Don Juan (Don Juan) 1952/1954
Trumpets and Drums (Pauken und Trompeten) 1955/1955
Non-dramatic works
Stories of Mr. Keuner (Geschichten vom Herrn Keuner)
Theoretical works
"The Modern Theatre is the Epic Theatre" (1930)
"The Threepenny Lawsuit" ("Der Dreigroschenprozess") (written 1931; published 1932)
"The Book of Changes" (fragment also known as Me-Ti; written 1935�1939)
"The Street Scene" (written 1938; published 1950)
"The Popular and the Realistic" (written 1938; published 1958)
"Short Description of a New Technique of Acting which Produces an Alienation Effect" (written 1940; published 1951)
"A Short Organum for the Theatre" ("Kleines Organon für das Theater", written 1948; published 1949)
The Messingkauf Dialogues (Dialogue aus dem Messingkauf, published 1963)