Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän: eine Erzählung by Max Frisch

Der Mensch erscheint im Holozän: eine Erzählung

Max Frisch

142 pages • first pub 1979 (editions)

fiction literary reflective slow-paced

Description

A stunning tour de force, Mensch erscheint im Holozän constructs a powerful vision of our place in the world by combining the banality of an aging man's lonely inner life and the objective facts he finds in the books of his isolated home. As a rai...

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Community Reviews Summary of 102 reviews

Moods

reflective 80%
dark 60%
sad 60%
challenging 40%
emotional 40%
informative 20%
mysterious 10%
tense 10%

Pace

medium 44%
fast 44%
slow 11%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 87% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 12%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 25% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 75% | It's complicated: 12% | N/A: 12%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 25%

Average rating

3.81

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