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Zusatztext Handke's most sustained study in social indoctrination . . . there could be no better introduction to Handke. Informationen zum Autor Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942 and studied law at the University of Graz. In 1996 his first novel was published and his first play, Offending the Audience , was staged in Frankfurt. This was seen in London in 1971 and was followed by productions of My Foot My Tutor (1971), Self Accusation , Prophecy and Calling for Help (1972), Kaspar and The Ride Across Lake Constance (1973), the latter transferring successfully to the West End, They are Dying Out (National Theatre, 1976 and The Long Way Round (National Theatre, 1989). His novels and other writings include The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (subsequently made into an award-winning film), Short Letter , Long Farewell and the semi-autobiographical A Sorrow Beyond Dreams , which were published in Britain in 1977; The Left-Handed Woman (1980), a novel drawn from this his film of the same title, which he directed himself; the trilogy of thematically connected novels, Slow Homecoming (1985); his novel Across (1986); Repetition (1988); Afternoon of a Writer (1989); and Absence (1990). Klappentext This volume contains Handke's work from the 1970s. It includes "Kaspar"! in which the playwright explores the power of language as a means of oppression - a means of creating artificial uniformity by teaching people to comprehend the world only in terms of the speech patterns they are given. The first play collection by Peter Handke, winner of the 2019 Novel Prize for Literature, featuring his first works for the stage that each challenge audiences, theatre makers and the very function of language itself. Zusammenfassung This volume contains Handke's work from the 1970s. It includes "Kaspar", in which the playwright explores the power of language as a means of oppression - a means of creating artificial uniformity by teaching people to comprehend the world only in terms of the speech patterns they are given. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction by Tom KuhnOffending the AudienceSelf-AccusationMy Foot My Tutor;Kaspar;Lake Constance;They are Dying Out;Notes by Peter Handke...
