Schwarzes quadrat max frisch biography

Biography

When we think of writers in German in the second half of the twentieth century, we tend to focus on Germans like Günter Grass or Austrians like Peter Handke. However, the best of the lot may well be the Swiss Max Frisch.

Even if he had not written a single novel, he would be remembered for his drama, which is where he initially made his name.

Schwarzes quadrat max frisch biography

Dramas such as Biedermann und die Brandstifter (UK: The Fire Raisers; US: The Firebugs), Andorra (Andorra) and Die Chinesische Mauer (The Chinese Wall) are among the most accomplished of the twentieth century.

Fortunately, he did write several novels, making him that rare type of writer &#; an accomplished novelist and an accomplished playwright. His novels, whose themes are often those twentieth century staples &#; differing perceptions of reality and what identity means &#; are among the finest of the twentieth century.

Max Frisch was born in Zurich in , the son of an architect.

He abandoned his studies at the University of