Once Again for Thucydides by Peter Handke

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Once Again for Thucydides by Peter Handke

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Summary

This text collects twelve short journals the author wrote on trips around the world. The book concentrates on the small things he observed such as a tree, a shoeshine man and a boat landing on the pier, trying to discover their inner workings and mystery. The writing hints at the unknown.

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Once Again for Thucydides by Peter Handke

Once Again for Thucydides is a collection of seventeen micro-epics written on trips around the world. In each brief journal entry, Handke concentrates on small things he observes, trying to capture their essence, their simple, unadorned validity. What results is a work or remarkable precision, in which he uncovers the general appearance of random objects and discovers their inner working and mystery.

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ISBN 13 9780811213882
ISBN 10 0811213889
Title Once Again for Thucydides
Author Peter Handke
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher New Directions Publishing Corporation
Year published 1998-09-17
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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