{"product_id":"on-a-dark-night-i-left-my-silent-house-paperback","title":"On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House - 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA short, powerful new novel by one of the greatest writers in the German language. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn a Dark Night I Left My Silent House\u003c\/i\u003e is Nobel Prize-winning author Peter Handke's evocative, moving, often fantastic, novel about one man's conflict with himself and his journey toward resolution. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring one night shift, an unnamed, middle-aged pharmacist in Taxham, an isolated suburb of Salzburg, tells his story to a narrator. The pharmacist is known and well-respected, but lonely and estranged from his wife. He feels most comfortable wandering about in nature, collecting and eating hallucinogenic mushrooms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne day he receives a blow to the head that leaves him unable to speak, and the narrative is transformed from ironic description into a collection of sensual impressions, observations and reflections. The pharmacist, who is now called the driver, sets out on a quest, travelling into the Alps with two companions--a former Olympic skiing champion and a formerly famous poet--where he is beaten and later stalked by a woman. He drives through a tunnel and has a premonition of death, then finds himself in a surreal, foreign land. In a final series of bizarre, cathartic events, the driver regains his speech and is taken back to his pharmacy--back to his former life, but forever changed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA powerful, poetic exploration of language, longing and dislocation in the human experience, \u003ci\u003eOn a Dark Night I Left My Silent House\u003c\/i\u003e reveals Handke at his magical best.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Grifen, 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, and \u003ci\u003eDon Juan\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by FSG. Handke's dramatic works include \u003ci\u003eKaspar\u003c\/i\u003e and the screenplay for Wim Wenders's \u003ci\u003eWings of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2014, Handke was awarded 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 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 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":52542582194483,"sku":"9781250767226","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OTAyeGh5NnVJaWp2MmhOaEVsU0NTdz09.webp?v=1760911048","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/on-a-dark-night-i-left-my-silent-house-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}