Mars (Fritz Zorn)
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Mars is an autobiographical essay written by Fritz Angst
under the pseudonym Fritz Zorn. Adolf Muschg
wrote its long and engaged foreword.
In the book, written by the author after he was diagnosed with cancer
, Zorn describes and criticizes his environment and entourage, and his upbringing in one of the wealthiest lakeshore neighborhoods of Zurich
, Switzerland
, where he claims to have been “educated to death.”
The book mainly contains the theory that cancer can be caused by a neurosis.
Zorn laments his “unlived life”: though he apparently became successful in the eyes of the bourgeoisie (he attended university and became a teacher), his whole life was "wrong."
He suffered from depression and never had friends or a girlfriend.
The book was published in 1976, and it has been translated into several languages. Alex and Daniel Varenne developed a comic book
based on the book in 1988, and Darius Peyamiras wrote and directed a play drawn from it in 2001.
, Julieth Mars Toussaint's character Rene returns this book to his friend, Alex Descas' character Lionel. In the film, Rene is despondent after his recent retirement and believes he does not have the life in himself to live the rest of his years.
Fritz Angst
Fritz Angst was a Swiss author.Angst is best known for his autobiograpical essay Mars , which was published under the pseudonym of Fritz Zorn after his death from cancer. It describes and sharply criticizes his upbringing, parents, and environment in one of the most wealthy lakeshore...
under the pseudonym Fritz Zorn. Adolf Muschg
Adolf Muschg
Adolf Muschg is a Swiss writer and professor of literature. Muschg was a member of the Gruppe Olten.- His life :...
wrote its long and engaged foreword.
In the book, written by the author after he was diagnosed with cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
, Zorn describes and criticizes his environment and entourage, and his upbringing in one of the wealthiest lakeshore neighborhoods of Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, where he claims to have been “educated to death.”
The book mainly contains the theory that cancer can be caused by a neurosis.
Zorn laments his “unlived life”: though he apparently became successful in the eyes of the bourgeoisie (he attended university and became a teacher), his whole life was "wrong."
He suffered from depression and never had friends or a girlfriend.
The book was published in 1976, and it has been translated into several languages. Alex and Daniel Varenne developed a comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
based on the book in 1988, and Darius Peyamiras wrote and directed a play drawn from it in 2001.
Film reference
In Claire Denis' 35 rhums35 Shots of Rum
35 Shots of Rum is a 2008 film, directed by Claire Denis. It screened at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, and was shown outside of competition at the Venice Film Festival. It was later released to limited theaters in 2009...
, Julieth Mars Toussaint's character Rene returns this book to his friend, Alex Descas' character Lionel. In the film, Rene is despondent after his recent retirement and believes he does not have the life in himself to live the rest of his years.