The novel was made into a 1991 film, Voyager, directed by Volker Schlöndorff, and starring Sam Shepard and Julie Delpy.
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The Question and Answer section for Homo Faber is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
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Events in the novel constantly undermine Walter's sense of his identity. In this sense, Homo Faber can be seen as Walter's necessary journey towards "making" or "re-making" his own self. Walter's sense of his identity is bound closely with his...
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Walter: Why did I call her Sabeth? A question in response to my question, Why Elsbeth? In between came her statement, That’s the theatre of Dionysos. Why did I call her Sabeth ? Because Elisabeth seemed to me an impossible name. In...
