Die Fastnachtsbeichte
German novel about Mainz carnival tradition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carnival confession (German: Die Fastnachtsbeichte), by Carl Zuckmayer, is one of the better-known examples of German literature regarding Mainz carnival. The novel was published first in English language, by John Geoffrey Gryles Mander and Necke Mander, in 1961 in London.[1]
This article is about the Carl Zuckmayer novel. For the opera adaptation, see Die Fastnachtsbeichte (opera). For the 1960 film adaptation, see Carnival Confession.