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''Montauk'' is a story by Swiss writer Max Frisch. It first appeared in 1975 and takes an exceptional position in Frisch's work. While fictional stories previously served Frisch for exploring the possible behavior of his protagonists, in ''Montauk'', he tells an authentic experience: a weekend which he spent with a young woman at the American East Coast. The short-run love affair is used by Frisch as a retrospective on his own biography. In line with Philip Roth he tells his "life as a man," relates to the women with whom he was associated, and the failure of their relationship. Further reflections apply to the author's age and his near-death and the mutual influence of life and work. Also, the story is about the emergence of ''Montauk'': in contrast to his previous work Frisch describes his decision to document this weekend's direct experience without adding anything. ''Montauk'' met with strongly polarized reception. The former partners of Frisch faced by the open descriptions of their past were duped. Some readers were embarrassed by Frisch's self exposure. Other critics hailed the story as his most important work and praised the achievement to make a literary masterpiece of his own life. Marcel Reich-Ranicki adopted ''Montauk'' in his Canon of German literature. == Contents == The frame story of the narrative describes the Montauk Weekend of the 11th and 12 May 1974, that ends a book-signing tour of the narrator, the literary image of his Author Max Frisch, through the United States. Two days later, one day before his 63rd birthday, Frisch's return to Europe is scheduled. At his side is Lynn, a 30-year-old publisher employee who is signed to serve him throughout the trip, but has not read one line from the author's work. On their last weekend Lynn and Frisch come closer together and take a trip to Long Island, New York to the village of Montauk on the Atlantic coast. For the author this weekend sparks the desire to describe the shared days, without any addition. The presence of Lynn triggers reflections and memories in Frisch. He ponders on age and his growing feeling to be an imposition for others, his success and its effect on enviers, admirers and women. Frisch discloses intimate details of his life, the death of his mother, his impotence and four abortions of three women. The author also reflects on his work, ranging from the parallel work being a young architect on one side and as author of theatre plays on the other up to the always the same questions his later novels triggered on press conferences. Frisch is dissatisfied with his stories, which he merely wrote serving the audience, but concealed large parts of his own life, and downright betrayed himself. In a lengthy episode Frisch recalls his childhood friend and benefactor W., who dominated throughout their friendship. With Frisch's successes and the inability of his friend to accept him as a writer their friendship ended, which in retrospect Frisch regards as disastrous. In another episode he reveals his inability to deal with a paralyzed neighbour, who turns out to be his first love. Above all, Frisch's former consorts are in center of the narrative. Lynn triggers memories of her predecessors, starting with the Jewish Käte, the real model of Hanna from ''Homo faber'', Frisch's wife Marianne who lives separately from him (but whom he still loves), to the relationship with Ingeborg Bachmann shaped by dependency and jealousy. With death looming, Frisch wants no woman to be tied to his lack of future. He wishes Lynn to be the last woman in his life. It is clear to both of them that their relationship will be limited to this one weekend, and they do not want to stay in touch afterwards. At the end of the story Lynn and Frisch part in New York with a "Bye". At the intersection of First Avenue and 46th Street Frisch gazes after Lynn who does not turn around. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Montauk (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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