{"product_id":"absence-paperback-1","title":"Absence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRalph Manheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"challenging and rewarding novel\"* from Nobel Prize-winning author Peter Handke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe time is an unspecified modernity, the place possibly Europe. \u003ci\u003eAbsence \u003c\/i\u003efollows four nameless people -- the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler -- as they journey to a desolate wasteland beyond the limits of an unnamed city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"In this smoothly written fable, Handke forcefully summons readers to the recognition that the essence of human life lies in the striving for self-expression even though its perfect realization must always remain elusive.\"--*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA remarkably abstract book even for the very abstract Handke... Slippery but engrossing work, silkily translated. - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. A novelist, playwright, and translator, he is the author of such acclaimed works as \u003ci\u003eThe Moravian Night\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sorrow Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRepetition\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of multiple literary awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and the International Ibsen Award, Handke is also a filmmaker. He wrote and directed adaptations of his novels \u003ci\u003eThe Left-Handed Woman\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbsence\u003c\/i\u003e, and co-wrote the screenplays for Wim Wenders' \u003ci\u003eWrong Movie \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWings of Desire.\u003c\/i\u003e He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.37 x 8.06 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227855896825,"sku":"9780374527631","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZXZtZUhCMThLU2U1T0NOZzBpU1JRZz09_85ab9915-9db5-413f-8c52-78f72b0d3b52.webp?v=1768285657","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/absence-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}