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A Sorrow Beyond Dreams : A Life Story

by Peter Handke, Ralph Manheim, Jeffrey Eugenides
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Lyrical reflection on a mother's tragic life.

A Sorrow Beyond Dreams could be a good read for someone looking for a short but touching story that captures the essence of the human experience. The author's ability to convey the beauty in tragedy is compelling, making this a must-read for those interested in exploring themes of love, trauma, and loss. This book is a poignant reminder of how complex and powerful the bond between a mother and child can be.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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A Sorrow Beyond Dreams : A Life Story

by Peter Handke, Ralph Manheim, Jeffrey Eugenides
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ISBN: 9780374533649
Authors: Peter Handke, Ralph Manheim, Jeffrey Eugenides
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Date of Publication: 2012-10-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Biography Memoir, Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.76
(rated by 5568 readers)

Description

Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke--“the extravagantly talented Austrian playwright of chutzpah, novelist of sensibility, poet of linguistic games” ( Kirkus )--ponders the life and early death of his mother"The Sunday edition of the Kärntner Volkszeitung carried the following item under ‘Local News': ‘In the village of A. (G. township), a housewife, aged 51, committed suicide on Friday night by taking an overdose of sleeping pills.'"So opens A Sorrow Beyond Dreams, Handke's reckoning with his mother's life--which spanned the rise of the Nazis, World War II, and postwar suffering--and death. Both stark and lyrical, full of love, anger, admiration, and a keen sense of history, this slim book reveals Handke at his most lucid and direct. It is the most moving and accessible work in his distinguished career; it is "indispensable" (Bill Marx, The Boston Globe ).
 

Lyrical reflection on a mother's tragic life.

A Sorrow Beyond Dreams could be a good read for someone looking for a short but touching story that captures the essence of the human experience. The author's ability to convey the beauty in tragedy is compelling, making this a must-read for those interested in exploring themes of love, trauma, and loss. This book is a poignant reminder of how complex and powerful the bond between a mother and child can be.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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