Who wrote the famous "Homo Faber" novel from 1956?

Max Rudolf Frisch (1911- 1991) was a Swiss playwright and novelist. Frisch's works focused on problems of identity, individuality, responsibility, morality, and political commitment. The protagonist, Walter Faber, is a successful engineer traveling throughout Europe and the Americas on behalf of UNESCO.The novel was made into a 1991 film, Voyager, directed by Volker Schlöndorff.