The Resource A sorrow beyond dreams : a life story, Peter Handke ; introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides ; translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
A sorrow beyond dreams : a life story, Peter Handke ; introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides ; translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
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- Summary
- Peter Handke's mother was an invisible woman. Throughout her life--which spanned the Nazi era, the war, and the postwar consumer economy--she struggled to maintain appearances, only to arrive at a terrible recognition: "I'm not human any more." Not long after, she killed herself with an overdose of sleeping pills. In A Sorrow Beyond Dreams her son sits down to record what he knows, or thinks he knows, about his mother's life and death before, in his words, "the dull speechlessness--the extreme speechlessness" of grief takes hold forever. And yet the experience of speechlessness, as it marks both suffering and love, lies at the heart of Handke's brief but unforgettable elegy. This austere, scrupulous, and deeply moving book is one of the finest achievements of a great contemporary writer
- Language
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- eng
- ger
- eng
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- xv, 69 pages
- Note
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- Translation of: Wunschloses Unglück. Originally published in German in 1972
- English translation published in hardcover in 1974. Published with this introduction, 2002
- Isbn
- 9780374533649
- Label
- A sorrow beyond dreams : a life story
- Title
- A sorrow beyond dreams
- Title remainder
- a life story
- Statement of responsibility
- Peter Handke ; introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides ; translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
- Language
-
- eng
- ger
- eng
- Summary
- Peter Handke's mother was an invisible woman. Throughout her life--which spanned the Nazi era, the war, and the postwar consumer economy--she struggled to maintain appearances, only to arrive at a terrible recognition: "I'm not human any more." Not long after, she killed herself with an overdose of sleeping pills. In A Sorrow Beyond Dreams her son sits down to record what he knows, or thinks he knows, about his mother's life and death before, in his words, "the dull speechlessness--the extreme speechlessness" of grief takes hold forever. And yet the experience of speechlessness, as it marks both suffering and love, lies at the heart of Handke's brief but unforgettable elegy. This austere, scrupulous, and deeply moving book is one of the finest achievements of a great contemporary writer
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- CGP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Handke, Peter
- Dewey number
- 833/.914
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PT2668.A5
- LC item number
- W813 2012
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1907-1992
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Manheim, Ralph
- Eugenides, Jeffrey
- Series statement
- FSG classics
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Handke, Peter
- Mothers
- Mothers
- Mothers and sons
- Women
- Grief
- Label
- A sorrow beyond dreams : a life story, Peter Handke ; introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides ; translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
- Note
-
- Translation of: Wunschloses Unglück. Originally published in German in 1972
- English translation published in hardcover in 1974. Published with this introduction, 2002
- Bar code
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- 31223122865125
- 31223122865190
- 31223122865208
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- xv, 69 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374533649
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829382161
- Label
- A sorrow beyond dreams : a life story, Peter Handke ; introduction by Jeffrey Eugenides ; translated from the German by Ralph Manheim
- Note
-
- Translation of: Wunschloses Unglück. Originally published in German in 1972
- English translation published in hardcover in 1974. Published with this introduction, 2002
- Bar code
-
- 31223122865125
- 31223122865190
- 31223122865208
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Edition
- Paperback edition.
- Extent
- xv, 69 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374533649
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)829382161
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