The great Max Frisch biography. No one can overlook Max Frisch. Volker Weidermann, editor at FAS, literature enthusiast, and Frisch devotee, tells the incredible life of someone spoiled by success, a positively engaged individual, a great lover, and someone who struggles with life despite everything - the life of one of the best writers of the German language in the last century. Weidermann narrates with affection, precision, and critical insight, making it vivid and illustrative. He has reread Max Frisch's works, researched in archives, and spoken with many companions. No one can overlook Max Frisch. But we have never come so close to this writer before.