''An Answer from the Silence: A Story from the Mountains'' (german: Antwort aus der Stille: Eine Erzählung aus den Bergen) is a 1937 novel by the Swiss writer
Max Frisch. 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 ''
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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 ...
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Swiss literature
As there is no dominant national language, the four main languages of French, Italian, German and Romansch form the four branches which make up a literature of Switzerland. The original Swiss Confederation, from its foundation in 1291 up to 1 ...
References
1937 German-language novels
Novels by Max Frisch
Swiss novels
1937 debut novels
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