Absence

Handke, Peter; Manheim, Ralph (Translator)

ISBN 10: 0374100225 / ISBN 13: 9780374100223

Published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1990

About this Item

In an "unspecified modernity,'' four unnamed people "journey to an oasis of emptiness." Orig. published in the author's native German as "Die Abwesenheit,'' this is the FIRST EDITION, First Printing, in English from 1990, this octavo has gray paper over quarter tan cloth-covered boards, stamped with black lettering to spine. Condition is Fine in an equally Fine, unclipped DJ: appears just a tad less crisp than Brand New! Completely clean, binding strong & straight, pages off-white & unmarked. DJ is equally Fine, protected in new clear mylar cover to stay that way. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Absence
• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374100225
• ISBN 13: 9780374100223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First English Language Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Fiction-General

About this title

Synopsis

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.

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).