Handke, Peter

A sorrow beyond dreams : a life story by Peter Handke ( Book )
159 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in 18 languages and held by 1,529 libraries worldwide
Presents a selection of readings from the book Wunschloses Unglück. Tells the story of the life and death of the mother of Peter Handke.

The left-handed woman by Peter Handke ( Book )
88 editions published between 1976 and 2006 in 16 languages and held by 1,265 libraries worldwide
Die Heldin, eine 30jahrige Frau, trennt sich von ihrem Mann Bruno, einem erfolgreichen Manager. Einsehbare psychologische and soziologische motivierte Grunde gibt es dafur nicht. Mit ihrem Kind lebt sie allein in dem Haus, ubernimmt wieder Arbeiten als Ubersetzerin. Die Diskontinuitat der einzelnen Szenen lasst auch keinen Abschluss der Handlung zu. Folgerichtig bildet den Abschluss auch ein Zitat aus Goethes "Wahlverwandschaften": man lebe auch "in ungeheuren Fallen, wo alles auf dem Spiel steht ... so fort als ob nichts geschehen ware." So wenig sich die disparaten Teile der nach der Art eines Drehbuchs von der Aussenperspektive her prasentierenten Fabel auf einen Nenner bringen lassen, so wenig lasst sich eine Tendenz herauslesen. ...-Gero von Wilpert, ed. Lexikon der Weltliteratur, Vol. 4 (Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch, 1993), p. 818.

Wings of desire ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1987 and 2009 in German and English and held by 1,235 libraries worldwide
A romantic fantasy about an angel who wishes he were mortal and is willing to fall from the sky if it means a chance to fall in love. Set in modern day Berlin, the film follows angel Damiel's path from heavenly flight to earthly delight in a manner that's comical, touching and entertaining.

Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied by Peter Handke ( Book )
99 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in 11 languages and held by 1,115 libraries worldwide
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The goalie's anxiety at the penalty kick by Peter Handke ( Book )
129 editions published between 1961 and 2007 in 17 languages and held by 1,113 libraries worldwide
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Die Stunde der wahren Empfindung by Peter Handke ( Book )
56 editions published between 1962 and 1999 in 11 languages and held by 1,002 libraries worldwide

Across by Peter Handke ( Book )
35 editions published between 1983 and 2002 in 7 languages and held by 951 libraries worldwide

The weight of the world by Peter Handke ( Book )
51 editions published between 1977 and 2005 in 5 languages and held by 910 libraries worldwide

Repetition by Peter Handke ( Book )
61 editions published between 1983 and 2005 in 9 languages and held by 842 libraries worldwide

The afternoon of a writer by Peter Handke ( Book )
43 editions published between 1987 and 1999 in 9 languages and held by 803 libraries worldwide