Man in the Holocene (Harvest Book)
Frisch is a great, and even an inspiring, writer, because he gives us the unique sense that the act of analysis is a passionate act, impelled by our fear of the world's dissolution and our knowledge of our own fragility. --NewsdayHaunting, sad, yet lovely . . . an important, disturbing and powerful novel that deserves attention. --Chicago Sun-TimesPoetry of the mind rather than the senses--sparse and austere, with every detail chosen for its resonances . . . a small book but a major achievement. --Washington Post Book World--This text refers to an alternatePaperbackedition.