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| Name: |
Max Frisch | | Birth Date: |
May 15, 1911 | | Death Date: |
April 4, 1991 | | Place of Birth: |
Zurich, Switzerland | | Place of Death: |
Zurich, Switzerland | | Nationality: |
Swiss | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, novelist, dramatist |
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 Biography of Max Frisch
893 words, approx. 3 pages
 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. Max Frisch was... summary from source:
 Biography of Max (Rudolf) Frisch
4,956 words, approx. 17 pages
 One of the most respected writers in the German language, Max Frisch achieved recognition as a playwright after World War II and made his mark with experimental narrative prose, notably the novel Stiller (1954; translated as I'm Not Stiller, 1958). He... summary from source:
Biography of Max Frisch
3,835 words, approx. 13 pages
German drama during the 1950s would be unthinkable without the works of Max Frisch and Friedrich Durrenmatt; the lack of postwar drama in West Germany was made up for by these two Swiss playwrights between 1945 and 1960. They were the best qualified to...
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 Max Frisch Quotes
1,461 words, approx. 5 pages
Max Frisch ( 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991 ) was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, who is regarded as one of the most influential Swiss writers of the 20th century. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 I'm not Stiller (1955) 1.2 Gantenbein (1964) 1.3...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Max Frisch Information
974 words, approx. 3 pages
Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to...
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 The Germanic Review Understanding Max Frisch. (book reviews)
06/22/1994: 905 words, approx. 3 pages This is the first study of Max Frisch in English that covers his complete oeuvre, with the exception of his pamphlet "Schweiz ohne Armee? Ein Palaver," published in 1989. In keeping with the series' program, "Understanding Modern European and Latin American Literature," and... summary from source:
The Modern Language Review Max Frisch, Friedrich Durrenmatt: Briefwechsel.(Review)
01/01/2001: 816 words, approx. 3 pages Max Frisch, Friedrich Durrenmatt: Briefwechsel. Ed. by PETER RUEDI. Zurich: Diogenes. 1998. 240 pp. DM 39. It was perhaps inevitable that two very different German-Swiss authors who achieved world fame at approximately the same time should be linked in the perception of...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Mary Karen Dahl
11,655 words, approx. 39 pages
In the following essay, Dahl analyzes the function of hero sacrifice, subjugation, and scapegoating within a community as illustrated in Sophocle's Oedipus the King, Frisch's Andorra, and Sławomir Mrożek's The Prophets.
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Critical Essay by John Russell
8,586 words, approx. 29 pages
In the following essay, Russell classifies Frisch's Sketchbook 1946-1949 as a nonfiction novel, contending that the way he orders his experiences in the diary “caused novelistic form to rise to the surface.”
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