The Weight of the World (Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Peter Handke
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Diary
- Time of Work: November, 1975, to January, 1977
- Setting: Paris
- Principal Characters: Peter Handke
- Genres: Nonfiction, Diary
- Subjects: Language or languages, Art or artists, Writing, Creative process, Visions, epiphanies, or revelations, Thought or thinking
Form and Content
Peter Handke, a native of Austria, is one of the most prominent, and at times controversial, authors writing in the German language. He has produced a prodigious amount of work, including plays, poetry, and a number of novels and essays. The Weight of the World is his first published diary journal. It is very much a literary text, written as an experiment in aesthetic form. The English translation represents an abridged version of the original German edition. In collaboration with his translator, Handke excised a number of passages—especially...
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