Jukebox and Other Essays on Storytelling

by Peter Handke

Book Overview

Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke offers three intimate, eloquent meditations that map a self-reflexive journey from Alaska to the Austria of his childhood, while illuminating the act of writing itself.

In his "Essay on Tiredness," Handke transforms an everyday experience--often precipitated by boredom--into a fascinating exploration of the world of slow motion, differentiating degrees of fatigue, the types of weariness, its rejuvenating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250767253
• ISBN13: 9781250767257
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Asks the question if a perfect day really exists.

I'v read this book not so long ago and I was stunned. It was like looking at painting being slowly painted in front of you. It's also one of those rare books you just HAVE to read more yhan once. I think it's one of the few rare wonderfull books I've read.

The successful day, the most beautyful daydream I ever read.

The successful day...as we will never find him. The question is: could we stand it?