{"product_id":"quiet-places-paperback-1","title":"Quiet Places - 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA career-spanning collection of essays by the Nobel laureate Peter Handke, featuring two new works never before published in English\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eQuiet Places\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Peter Handke's forays into the border regions of life and story, upending the distinction between literature and the literary essay. Proceeding from the specificity of place (the mountains of Carinthia and Spain, the hinterlands of Paris) to specific objects (the jukebox, the boletus mushroom) to the irreducible particularity of our moods and mental impressions, these works--each a novella in its own right--offer rare insight into the affinities that can develop between a storyteller and the unlikeliest of subjects. Here, Handke posits a reevaluation of the possibilities and proper concerns of literature in a style unmistakably his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection unites the three essays from \u003ci\u003eThe Jukebox \u003c\/i\u003ewith two new works: \"Essay on a Mushroom Maniac,\" the story of a friend's descent into and ascent from the depths of obsession, and \"Essay on Quiet Places,\" a memoiristic tour d'horizon of bathrooms and their place in Handke's life and work. Featuring masterful translations by Krishna Winston and Ralph Manheim, this collection encapsulates the oeuvre of one of our greatest living writers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sorrow Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Year in the No-Man's-Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Sierra de Gredos\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by FSG. Handke's dramatic works include \u003ci\u003eKaspar \u003c\/i\u003eand the screenplay for Wim Wenders's \u003ci\u003eWings of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e. Handke is the recipient of many major literary awards, including the Georg Büchner, Franz Kafka, and Thomas Mann Prizes and the International Ibsen Award. In 2019, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature \"for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrishna Winston\u003c\/b\u003e, now retired from teaching German literature and environmental studies at Wesleyan University, has been translating the work of Peter Handke since 1993. She has translated the work of many other authors, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Günter Grass, Christoph Hein, and Werner Herzog. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRalph Manheim\u003c\/b\u003e (1907-1992) was an American translator of German and French literature. He translated the work of many notable authors, including Bertolt Brecht, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Günter Grass, Hermann Hesse, and Peter Handke. The PEN\/Ralph Manheim Award for Translation, inaugurated in his name, is a major lifetime achievement award in the field of translation.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.25 x 5.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47334079103225,"sku":"9781250862969","price":20.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VHRFN0J0dVJiOWZzUk54Q3JXbW9nUT09_6d3dcd8d-d339-40bc-bef6-22e6375f83d4.webp?v=1769645823","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/quiet-places-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}