"I try on stories like clothes!" is a phrase from the novel "My Name is Gantenbein," and indeed, in his two diaries from 1946-1949 and 1966-1971, as well as in novels such as "Stiller" or "My Name is Gantenbein," there are self-contained narratives and stories that testify to the great narrative brilliance of Max Frisch. No other contemporary writer poses the question of human identity in the 20th century as honestly and profoundly as he does. "What does Frisch write about? About love, thus about transience; about death, thus about the fear of death. Since love still exists and death has not yet been abolished, there is no choice but to return to these questions." Marcel Reich-Ranicki.