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Homo Faber

By: Max Frisch
Narrated by: Felix von Manteuffel
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Das geregelte Leben des Schweizer Ingenieurs Walter Faber gerät nach und nach aus den Fugen: Auf einer Schiffsreise verliebt er sich in die junge Sabeth. Zu seiner Verblüffung erfährt er, dass sie die Tochter seiner Jugendliebe Hanna ist, die er - von ihm schwanger -, verlassen hatte. Was er nicht weiß: Hanna hat das gemeinsame Kind nicht wie vereinbart abgetrieben...
(c) + (p) 2008 Der Hörverlag
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Was ist Leben? Betrachtungen zur menschlichen Maschine

Für den Protagonisten Walter Faber ist alles geregelt. Als "schaffender Mensch" und Ingenieur ist er rational, geordnet, geradlinig. Als das Leben jedoch andere Pläne mit ihm hat, muss Faber erkennen, dass der Mensch nicht wie eine Maschine funktioniert.

Max Frischs Werk "Homo Faber" von 1957 hat schon viele Generationen von Deutschschülern und Literaturkennern beschäftigt. Seine wahre literarische Meisterschaft zeigt sich, wenn der Hörer daraus erkennt, dass es im Leben viele Irrwege gibt, auf die man sich einstellen muss.

Im ungekürzten Hörbuch gelingt es Sprecher Felix von Manteuffel, die berichtartige Distanziertheit der Geschichte auf zugängliche Art umzusetzen. Damit wird es zu einer Einladung, einen Klassiker der deutschsprachigen Literatur unmittelbar zu erleben.

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Great audio book in German

What did you love best about Homo Faber?

I like how Homo Faber does not hold anything back when he talks about what he is thinking. Sometimes I think what he thinks is a little inappropriate, but it gives a good insight into the human condition.

What did you like best about this story?

Greek. Tragedy.

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I use this audio book as a companion to reading the eBook. I read as the reader reads out loud. It helps me with my German and I get to hear a great story -- read by a native speaker -- at the same time.

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to understand the sense of life

If you could sum up Homo Faber in three words, what would they be?

don't rely on coincidence, decide in time what do you really want (or desire)

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this novel gives a stimulus to contemplation for people with sufficient life experience,
it is quite unfit as recommended school reading

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Klassiker perfekt gelesen

Ich kannte den rational denkenden Ingenieur Homo Faber bisher nur vom hören sagen. Jetzt kenne ich auch seine Geschichte und bin sehr froh darüber. Max Frisch erzählt aus Faber's Perspektive, wie er die ihm oft unverständliche Welt und das aus seiner Sicht irrationale Verhalten anderer Menschen sieht.
Felix von Manteuffel ist ein genialer Sprecher den ich bereits aus anderen Hörbüchern kenne und der mich immer wieder begeistert und für Homo Faber perfekt geeignet ist.

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Wonderful book, wonderful performance

I have to say that I have really enjoyed listening to this book. It is also a great book if you are learning German as its language it’s quite straightforward. It is a fascinating story.

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Interesting to begin

What follows is a stream of consciousness and descriptions of places the main character is visiting. The last 3 hours was excruciatingly boring.

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