Wege und Umwege mit Friedrich Dürrenmatt Band 2

As an aspiring student, Friedrich Dürrenmatt wrote to his father in 1941: "It is not about deciding whether I will become a practicing artist or not, because that is not a decision, but something one does out of necessity. [...] The problem lies quite differently for me. Should I paint or write? I feel compelled to do both." Torn between painting and literature, Dürrenmatt chose the profession of a writer, but he always drew and painted throughout his life. Aside from some caricatures and book illustrations, his visual work remained largely unknown for a long time, partly because he never sold his paintings and practically never exhibited them. Nevertheless, he regarded literature and visual art as equal parts of his creative output. For him, the images were, as he himself said, the experimental fields of his writing. "Paths and Detours with Friedrich Dürrenmatt" is published on the occasion of his 100th birthday. This edition offers a comprehensive look at the work of the virtuoso and expressive artist for the first time and places Dürrenmatt's visual and literary works in an exciting dialogue.