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Author's name: Patrick Zuskind Publisher: Jamal Publications for Publishing and Distribution Year of publication: 2021 Literary classification: theatrical texts Book summary: "The orchestra – you must not forget that – is based on a hierarchical order. It must be so, and in this hierarchical order, it is an exact replica of human society. Not a picture of a specific human society, but of human society in general... Do not think that I am talking about envy and jealousy. No, envy is a strange feeling I do not know, because I know the value of myself. What matters to me is justice, and some things in the field of musical performance are injustice itself. The audience overflows with applause for the soloist, as people consider it a punishment for them personally if they are not allowed to applaud. Cheers and appreciation are the right of the conductor, and the conductor shakes the hand of the first violinist at least twice, sometimes the entire orchestra stands up... but even the double bass player cannot even stand up properly. Double bass players – forgive me for the expression – are the trash of trash! That is why I say that the orchestra is an exact replica of human society. Those who do the dirtiest jobs – here and there – only earn the contempt of others..." (from the play) "A rare work by a unique German author, in elegant Arabic translation." (Writer: Alaa Al-Deeb, Al-Qahira newspaper, February 2006)