{"product_id":"man-in-the-holocene-max-frisch-9781564784667","title":"Man in the Holocene","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning tour de force, \u003ci\u003eMan in the Holocene \u003c\/i\u003econstructs 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a rainstorm rages outside, Max Frisch's protagonist, Geiser, watches the mountain landscape crumble beneath landslides and flooding, and speculates that the town will be wiped out by the collapse of a section of the mountain. Seeking refuge from the storm in town, he makes his way through a difficult and dangerous mountain pass, only to abandon his original plan and return home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling meditation by one of Frisch's most original characters, \u003ci\u003eMan in the Holocene\u003c\/i\u003e charts Geiser's desperate attempt to find his place in history and in the confusing and fragile world outside his window.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Frisch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1564784665\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781564784667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dalkey Archive Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2007 pg. 171","brand":"Max Frisch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047330476287,"sku":"9781564784667","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_965d95be-8f65-447f-8f1e-7f9560b11dd2.jpg?v=1684989589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-in-the-holocene-max-frisch-9781564784667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}