Dec 27, 2009

The Weight of the World | The Weight of the World

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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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The Weight of the World | The Weight of the World

At a glance:

Form and Content

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