Man in the Holocene
Geoffrey Skelton
(Translator)
Description
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.
Product Details
| Publisher | Dalkey Archive Press |
| Publish Date | August 01, 2007 |
| Pages | 112 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9781564784667 |
| Dimensions | 7.8 X 5.2 X 0.5 inches | 0.3 pounds |
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Reviews
"This is my favorite book of all time. An oldie but a goodie. A man is stuck alone in his home during a storm in the Swiss Alps. What does he think about-and how does he pass the time? It's a short read, a little more than 100 pages--and every word leaves you on the edge of your seat. This is the one book I'd take with me on a desert island. An incredible look into history, human memory--and a meditation on life itself." --Newsweek
"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
"Haunting, sad, yet lovely . . . An important, disturbing and powerful novel that deserves attention." --Chicago Sun-Times
"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
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