One evening Marianne, a suburban housewife living in an identikit bungalow, is struck by the realization that her husband will leave her. Whether at that moment, or in years to come, she will be deserted.So she sends him away, knowing she must fend for herself and her young son. As she adjusts to her disorienting new life alone, what she thought was fear slowly starts to feel like freedom.
About the Author
Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. His many novels include The Goalie s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick, A Sorrow Beyond Dreams, My Year in the No-Man s Bay, and Crossing the Sierra de Gredos, all published by FSG. Handke s dramatic works include Kaspar and the screenplay for Wim Wenders s Wings of Desire. Handke is the recipient of many major literary awards, including the Georg Buchner, 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."
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