An Answer from the Silence
| Author | Max Frisch |
|---|---|
| Original title | Antwort aus der Stille |
| Translator | Mike Mitchell |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt |
Publication date | 1937 |
Published in English | 2011 |
| Pages | 130 |
An Answer from the Silence (German: Antwort aus der Stille) is a 1937 novel by the Swiss writer Max Frisch. It tells the story of a young man who escapes to the Swiss Alps ten days before his wedding. The book has the subtitle A Story from the Mountains (Eine Erzählung aus den Bergen).
Reception
The book was reviewed in Publishers Weekly in 2011: "Infused with a post-WWI despair at the human condition, Frisch (1911-1991) refused this early piece's inclusion in his collected works in the 1970s, having burned the original manuscript in the woods in 1937. It seems a pity that this earnest and unusual book, in a crisp translation by Mitchell, has been denied us until now."[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Staff writer (2011-05-02). "Fiction Review: An Answer from the Silence: A Story from the Mountains by Max Frisch". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
| ||||||||||