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Max Frisch’s *Homo Faber* is a seminal work of 20th‑century German literature that examines the clash between rationality and the irrational forces of life. Central to the novel is Walter Faber, a seasoned engineer whose confidence in technological certainty is shaken by a series of personal and existential crises. A love affair, a dead friend, and an unexpected revelation that a young woman is his daughter all compel Faber to reevaluate his beliefs. Through a precise, unadorned prose style, Frisch interrogates the modern man's search for identity and the fragility of the rational mind.
First publish date: 1957
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Max Frisch
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