''An Answer from the Silence: A Story from the Mountains'' () is a 1937 novel by the Swiss writer
Max Frisch
Max Rudolf Frisch (; 15 May 1911 – 4 April 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity (social science), identity, individuality, Moral responsibility, responsibility, morality, and political commi ...
. It tells the story of a young man who escapes to the Swiss Alps ten days before his wedding.
Reception
The book was reviewed in ''
Publishers Weekly
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'' in 2011: "Infused with a post-
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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."
See also
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1937 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1937.
Events
*January 9 – The first issue of '' Look'' magazine goes on sale in the United States.
*January 19 – BBC Television broadcasts ''The Underground M ...
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Swiss literature
As there is no dominant national language, the Languages of Switzerland, four main languages of French language, French, Italian language, Italian, German language, German and Romansh language, Romansh form the four branches which make up a l ...
References
1937 German-language novels
Novels by Max Frisch
1937 debut novels
20th-century Swiss novels
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