"Der G'wissenswurm: Bauernkomödie in drei Akten" by Ludwig Anzengruber is a peasant comedy written in 1874. Wealthy farmer Grillhofer, recovering from a stroke and fearing death, is tormented by guilt over a sin committed twenty-five years ago. His scheming brother-in-law urges him to renounce his property as penance. When a spirited young woman appears claiming kinship, long-buried secrets about an abandoned child begin to surface, forcing Grillhofer to confront his past and discover unexpected truths about family and redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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