Canberra Times: In the searing Max Frisch morality play Biedermann und die Brandstifter (The Fire Raisers) the hapless Mr Biedermann invites three people into his home ignoring the obvious reality that they are arsonists.
He continues to turn a blind eye as they wreak havoc through his community.
Written in 1958, the play is seen as an allegory for Europe's contrived ignorance towards the rise of totalitarianism. Today it could be seen as a parable for our wilful blindness towards climate change.
The early...