Zurich Transit, 9780857428189
Paperback
A man reads his obituary, then attends his own funeral.

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  • Paperback

    88 pages

  • Release Date

    31 March 2023

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Summary

Zurich Transit, a screenplay by Swiss playwright and novelist Max Frisch, was developed from an episode in his 1964 novel Gantenbein, or A Wilderness of Mirrors. At the centre of both works is Theo Ehrismann, a man who cannot seem to change his life no matter how many times he resolves to do so. Chance comes to Theo one day upon returning from a trip abroad - he arrives home to read his own obituary in the paper. He shows up just on time for his own funeral and obse…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780857428189
ISBN-10:0857428187
Author:Max Frisch, Birgit Schreyer Duarte
Publisher:Seagull Books London Ltd
Imprint:Seagull Books London Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:88
Release Date:31 March 2023
Weight:114g
Dimensions:203mm x 127mm x 10mm
Series:The Seagull Library of German Literature
About The Author

Max Frisch

Swiss writer Max Frisch (1911-1991) was one of the giants of twentieth-century literature, achieving fame as a novelist, playwright, diarist, and essayist. His works include Andorra, I’m Not Stiller, A Wilderness of Mirrors and Man in the Holocene. Frisch was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten, and was awarded the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 1986.

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