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Nobelpriset i litteratur 2019. Geologen Valentin Sorger vistas nära polcirkeln på den amerikanska kontinenten. Där lever han i utkanten av civilisationen, avskuren från sin familj och sitt förflutna. Han ska snart återvända hem, men stöter på hinder på vägen. När han väl kommer iväg hamnar han på en resa som tar honom genom de stora amerikanska städerna. Långsam hemkomst är en roman om en resande människa som är på väg till sin egen identitet.Tags
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In my mind, Handke's [[Langsame Heimkehr]] has always been a quintessential work. The observation of geology, of rocks, least involves subjectivity. The landscape, stripped from time, names, each detail having no greater importance than another, one pebble no greater significance than the other. Ultimately, we are detached from our surroundings. We can enter into a relation with our surroundings by caring. Depicting, turning observations into interpretations involves subjectivity, as shown in Handke's other early novel [Die Lehre der Sainte-Victoire].
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Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria on December 6, 1942. He studied law at Graz University from 1961 to 1965. He is a playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist. His plays include Offending the Audience, Kaspar, and The Ride across Lake Constance. His novels include The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, The Left-Handed Woman, and A Sorrow show more beyond Dreams. He was awarded the Buchner Prize in 1973 and refused to accept the Kafka Prize in 1979. (Bowker Author Biography) Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. His many works include Absence (FSG, 1990), The Jukebox and Other Essays on Storytelling (FSG, 1994), and, most recently, My Year in the No-Man's-Bay (FSG, 1998). (Publisher Provided) show less
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- Original title
- Langsame Heimkehr: Erzählung
- Original publication date
- 1979
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