Mein Name sei Gantenbein
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"Mein Name sei Gantenbein" is a 1964 experimental novel by Swiss author Max Frisch that explores identity, role-playing, and the fluidity of personal narratives through a man who imagines multiple possible lives for himself.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Max Frisch ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
construction of identity
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contingency of life stories ⓘ fiction versus reality ⓘ multiplicity of selves ⓘ self-invention ⓘ unreliable narration ⓘ |
| exploresMotif |
masking and disguise
ⓘ
storytelling as self-creation ⓘ |
| followedBy | Montauk ⓘ |
| form |
fragmented narrative
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non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
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novel ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Camilla
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Gantenbein ⓘ Lila ⓘ |
| hasImaginedIdentity |
blind man
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husband in different marriages ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| hasImaginedLives | multiple alternative biographies of the narrator ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Gantenbein ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGerman | Mein Name sei Gantenbein self-link ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Postmodernism
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surface form:
postmodernism
|
| mainTheme |
fluidity of personal narratives
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identity ⓘ role-playing ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | multiple possible lives imagined by the protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Max Frisch novels ⓘ |
| precededBy | Homo Faber ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| setting | Switzerland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century literature ⓘ |
| workOf | Max Frisch ⓘ |
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