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The time is an unspecified modernity, the place possibly Europe. Absence follows four nameless people -- the old man, the woman, the soldier, and the gambler -- as they journey to a desolate wasteland beyond the limits of an unnamed city.
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About the Author
Peter Handke was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. He is the author of books, plays and screenplays, including the novel Crossing the Sierra de Gredos (FSG, 2007) and the nonfiction work Don Juan - His Own Version (FSG, 2010).
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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990
ISBN 10: 0374100225
ISBN 13: 9780374100223
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Translated from the German by Ralph Manheim. Stated first (American) edition. Some light foxing on top edge, else near fine in a near fine (sun fading along the spine, folds are slightly off-center) dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 106908
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