Man in the Holocene

Max Frisch, Geoffrey Skelton

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Dalkey Archive Press
07 November 2007

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Fiction in translation

Series: Swiss Literature

A stunning tour de force, Man in the Holocene constructs a powerful vision of our place in the world by combining the banality of an aging man's lonely inner life and the objective facts he finds in the books of his isolated home.

As a rainstorm rages outside, Max Frisch's protagonist, Geiser, watches the mountain landscape crumble beneath landslides and flooding, and speculates that the town will be wiped out by the collapse of a section of the mountain. Seeking refuge from the storm in town, he makes his way through a difficult and dangerous mountain pass, only to abandon his original plan and return home.

A compelling meditation by one of Frisch's most original characters, Man in the Holocene charts Geiser's desperate attempt to find his place in history and in the confusing and fragile world outside his window.

By: Max Frisch
Translated by: Geoffrey Skelton
Imprint: Dalkey Archive Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 167g
ISBN: 9781564784667
ISBN 10: 1564784665
Series: Swiss Literature
Pages: 113
Publication Date: 07 November 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Man in the Holocene

""Haunting, sad, yet lovely . . . An important, disturbing and powerful novel that deserves attention.""—Chicago Sun-Times""Poetry of the mind rather than the senses—sparse and austere, with every detail chosen for its resonances . . . A small book but a major achievement."" —The Washington Post ""Frisch is a great, and even an inspiring, writer, because he gives us the unique sense that the act of analysis is a passionate act, impelled by our fear of the world's dissolution and our knowledge of our own fragility."" —Newsday