On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House

On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 193
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ISBN-13 : 9780374175474
ISBN-10 : 0374175470
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Book Synopsis On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House by : Peter Handke

Download or read book On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House written by Peter Handke and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2000 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House is Peter Handke's novel about one man's conflict with himself and his journey toward resolution. During one night shift, an unnamed middle-aged pharmacist in Taxham, an isolated suburb of Salzburg, tells his story to a narrator. The pharmacist is known and well respected, but lonely and estranged from his wife. He feels most comfortable wandering about in nature. One day he receives a blow to the head that leaves him unable to speak, and the narrative moves from ironic description into a collection of sensual impressions, observations, and reflections. The pharmacist, who is now called the driver, sets out on a quest, traveling with two companions - a former Olympic skiing champion and a once famous poet - into the Alps, where he is beaten and later stalked by a woman. He drives through a tunnel and has a premonition of death, then finds himself in a surreal, foreign land. In a final series of bizarre, cathartic events, the driver regains his speech and is taken back to his pharmacy - back to his former life, but forever changed."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


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