{"product_id":"the-second-sword-a-tale-from-the-merry-month-of-may-and-my-day-in-the-other-land-a-tale-of-demons-two-novellas-paperback","title":"The Second Sword: A Tale from the Merry Month of May, and My Day in the Other Land: A Tale of Demons: Two Novellas - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKrishna Winston\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Two novellas by Peter Handke--his first works to be published since he won the 2019 Nobel Prize in Literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Second Sword \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Day in the Other Land \u003c\/i\u003eare two novellas by the 2019 Nobel laureate Peter Handke. The first picks up the story where Handke's last work of fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Fruit Thief \u003c\/i\u003e(described in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas \"an experience of unadulterated \u003ci\u003eliterature\u003c\/i\u003e\"), left off. Here a man has returned to his home in the suburbs of Paris, only to soon set out again. Why? We learn, over the course of a story redolent of Handke's harrowing \u003ci\u003eA Sorrow Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, that he is seeking to avenge his mother, who has been unjustly denounced in the pages of a newspaper. \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sword\u003c\/i\u003e is a suspenseful work of self-examination: Will the narrator's journey end in him throwing down the gauntlet? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Day in the Other Land\u003c\/i\u003e is the first work written by Handke after he was awarded the Nobel Prize. Evoking imagery from the Bible and classical mythology, it portrays a man who has been possessed by demons, causing him to rage endlessly against the inhabitants of his rural village. Aided by his sister, he embarks on a journey to a lake on whose opposite shore lies the \"other land.\" What ensues is an exorcism of sorts--and one of Handke's most evocative and original endings. Together, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sword \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Day in the Other Land \u003c\/i\u003eare essential new entries in a body of work like no other.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sorrow Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fruit Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by FSG. Handke is the recipient of many literary awards, including the Georg Büchner and Franz Kafka Prizes; in 2019, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature \"for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience.\" He lives outside Paris. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrishna Winston\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor emerita of German literature and environmental studies at Wesleyan University. She has been translating the work of Peter Handke since 1993. Her many other translations include works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Günter Grass, Christoph Hein, and Werner Herzog. She lives in Connecticut.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44251769077895,"sku":"9781250371881","price":19.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9LRhUpGNw9781250371881.webp?v=1774410564","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-second-sword-a-tale-from-the-merry-month-of-may-and-my-day-in-the-other-land-a-tale-of-demons-two-novellas-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}