Max Frisch
May 15, 1911 –April 4, 1991
Writer, Architect, Playwright, Novelist, Diarist, Screenwriter
Lived 79 years
- Born in
- Zurich
- Passed away in
- Zurich
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. The use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war output. Frisch was one of the founders of Gruppe Olten. He was awarded the 1965 Jerusalem Prize, the 1973 Grand Schiller Prize, and the 1986 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.
Awards: Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Georg Büchner Prize, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize, Wilhelm Raabe Prize, Schiller Memorial Prize, Schiller prize, Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association, Neustadt International Prize for Literature, Heinrich Heine Prize, Charles Veillon prize in the German language Education: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich
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