Graf öderland by Max Frisch

A disillusioned man drifts away from his conventional life and becomes entangled with an enigmatic aristocrat in a small, unstable country; through his reflective, often ironic narration the novel probes themes of identity, moral cowardice, the seduction of grandiose illusions and the consequences of failing to take responsibility, offering a sharp, existential portrait of personal and political disillusionment.