Max Frisch

Max Frisch was born in 1911 in Zurich, Switzerland, the son of an architect. He studied German literature at the University of Zurich but abandoned his studies after his father's death to work as a journalist, traveling across Europe. He later trained as an architect and practiced the profession for over a decade, even winning a major competition for a public swimming pool in Zurich, before devoting himself entirely to writing. His personal life was marked by restless movement between relationships and countries, including a famous and turbulent friendship with fellow Swiss-German writer Friedrich Durrenmatt. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by I'm Not Stiller.