The second sword : a tale from the merry month of May. My day in the other land : a tale of demons
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Author
Handke, Peter,
Contributors
Winston, Krishna, translator.
Handke, Peter. Zweite Schwert.
Handke, Peter. Mein Tag im anderen Land.
Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Edition
First American edition.
ISBN
9780374601447, 0374601445
Physical Desc
181 pages ; 20 cm
Status
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First American edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374601447, 0374601445

Notes

General Note
The Second Sword was originally published in German in 2020 by Suhrkamp Verlag, Germany, as Das zweite Schwert. My Day in the Other Land was originally published in German in 2021 by Suhrkamp Verlag, Germany, as Mein Tag im anderen Land.
Description
"Two novellas by Nobel laureate Peter Handke"--,Provided by publisher.
Description
Second sword: Picks up the story where Handke's last work of fiction, The Fruit Thief, 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 that he is seeking to avenge his mother, who has been unjustly denounced in the pages of a newspaper. A suspenseful work of self-examination: Will the narrator's journey end in him throwing down the gauntlet?
Description
My day in the other land: Evoking imagery from the Bible and classical mythology, the work 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.
Language
In English; translated from the German.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Handke, P., Winston, K., & Handke, P. (2024). The second sword: a tale from the merry month of May. My day in the other land : a tale of demons (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Handke, Peter, Krishna, Winston and Peter. Handke. 2024. The Second Sword: A Tale From the Merry Month of May. My Day in the Other Land : A Tale of Demons. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Handke, Peter, Krishna, Winston and Peter. Handke. The Second Sword: A Tale From the Merry Month of May. My Day in the Other Land : A Tale of Demons Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Handke, Peter,, Krishna Winston, and Peter Handke. The Second Sword: A Tale From the Merry Month of May. My Day in the Other Land : A Tale of Demons First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.

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