{"product_id":"left-handed-woman-paperback","title":"The Left-Handed Woman - 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\u003eRalph Manheim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Nobel Prize-winning author Peter Handke's \u003ci\u003eThe Left-Handed Woman, \u003c\/i\u003ea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e young woman faces loneliness and alienation on a journey to find her own life outside of being a wife and mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne evening, when Marianne and her husband, Bruno, are dining out together to celebrate his return from a business trip, Marianne listens to him speak and realizes suddenly yet finally that Bruno will leave her. Whether at that moment, or in years to come, she will be deserted. And instinctively Marianne knows she must fend for herself and her young son now, before that time comes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe sends Bruno away and settles down to a life alone, at first experiencing moments of panic, restlessly wandering in rooms grown stifling. The stillness of the house wears her down, and she starts taking long walks, or visiting with her close friend, Franziska. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGradually, what began as a selfish escape from the prospects of the future becomes in fact liberation. The environment she'd always hated--a no man's land of identical houses, with all curtains drawn--recedes; her relationships with those dear to her become less threatening, less necessary; and Marianne finds a new pattern for her life and the strength to go on alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHandke adapted the novel himself into a film of the same name in 1978.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\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, \u003ci\u003eMy Year in the No-Man's Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Sierra de Gredos\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by FSG. Handke's dramatic works include \u003ci\u003eKaspar \u003c\/i\u003eand the screenplay for Wim Wenders's \u003ci\u003eWings of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e. Handke is the recipient of many major literary awards, including the Georg Büchner, Franz Kafka, and Thomas Mann Prizes and the International Ibsen Award. 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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.23 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 07, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46179548954763,"sku":"9781250767301","price":26.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/MkC8J4N4gv9781250767301.webp?v=1783463570","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/left-handed-woman-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}