Max Frisch (May 15, 1911 – April 4, 1991) was a Swiss architect, playwright and novelist, regarded as highly representative of German literature after World War II. In his creative works Frisch paid particular attention to issues relating to problems of human identity, individuality, responsibility, morality and political commitment.Frisch, Max (1911-1991).(Narrative biography). (1998). In Encyclopedia of World Biography. Thomson Gale. Retrieved April 18, 2007 His use of irony is a significant feature of his post-war publications.Frisch was a member of the Gruppe Olten. Life Max Rudolph Frisch was born in 1911 in Zurich; the son of Franz Bruno Frisch (an architect) and Karolina Bettina Frisch (née Wildermuth). After studying at the Realgymnasium in Zurich, he enrolled at the University of Zurich in 1930 and began studying German literature, but had to abandon due to financial problems after the death of his father in 1932. Ins

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