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Max Frisch. Max Rudolf Frisch ( German: [maks ˈfʁɪʃ] ⓘ; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. [1] The use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war output.
May 11, 2024 · Max Frisch, Swiss dramatist and novelist, noted for his depictions of the moral dilemmas of 20th-century life. His plays included Santa Cruz, Now They Sing Again, and The Firebugs. In his novels, Frisch often explored the theme of identity. Learn more about his life and work.
Homo Faber: A Report ( German: Homo faber. Ein Bericht) is a novel by Swiss author Max Frisch, first published in Germany in 1957. An English translation by Michael Bullock was published in Britain in 1959. The novel is written as a first-person narrative.
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May 14, 2018 · The Swiss novelist and dramatist Max Frisch (1911-1991) explored the nature of human identity, individuality, and responsibility. His work is characterized by an ironic depiction of the issues confronting man in a technological society .
Apr 4, 1991 · Max Rudolph Frisch was born in 1911 in Zurich; the son of Franz Bruno Frisch (an architect) and Karolina Bettina Frisch (née Wildermuth). After studying at the Realgymnasium in Zurich, he enrolled at the University of Zurich in 1930 and began studying German literature, but had to abandon due to financial problems after the death of his father ...
Biography. Max Frisch was born in Zurich in 1911. With his childhood friends Werner Coninx and Freddo Behrmann on a skiing trip, 1929. © Max FrischArchive, Zürich Max Frisch studied architecture at ETH Zurich from 1936 to 1940.
The Swiss author and architect Max Frisch (1911–1991) is one of the most important German-speaking authors of the 20 th century. His work, which includes novels and plays, has been translated into 47 languages and won many prizes.
Jun 26, 2024 · Max Frisch was born in a suburb of Zurich, Switzerland, on May 15, 1911. By the age of twenty-six he had published two works, the novel Jürg Reinhart (1934), and Answer from Silence, a novella (1937), both of which he burned in 1937 along with everything he had written up to then, vowing never to write again.
Max Frisch has 236 books on Goodreads with 124105 ratings. Max Frisch’s most popular book is Homo Faber.
Max Frisch (1911–1991) was a Swiss novelist and playwright. Frisch’s father suddenly passed away while he was studying at the University of Zurich, and Frisch had to abandon his studies and take up a job as a journalist, thus beginning his lifelong career as a writer.
