Till Day You Do Part Or A Question Of Light (The German List)

Peter Handke: Translated By Mike Mitchell

ISBN 10: 1906497737 / ISBN 13: 9781906497736

Published by Seagull Books, New York, 2010

About this Item

First published in English 2010 stated. 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 Book; binding tight with fine gilt titles to spine, minimal bumping to bottom front edge else boards straight and clean; text free of marks, appears unread. Dust jacket has minor bumping to top front flap edge. Color bright and sharp. Under archival quality mylar cover. Photos upon request. Packed well and shipped in a sturdy box.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Till Day You Do Part Or A Question Of Light (The German List)
• Publisher: Seagull Books, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1906497737
• ISBN 13: 9781906497736
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 10 ounces

About this title

Synopsis

Described as an answer to or at least an echo of Samuel Beckett’s Krapp’s Last Tape?, Till Day You Do Part Or A Question of Light, by esteemed Austrian playwright and novelist Peter Handke, is a monologue delivered by the “she” in Beckett’s play. This unnamed female similarly recalls other significant women protagonists in Handke’s own work such as The Left-handed Woman. Handke prefaces the monologue in Till Day You Do PartOr a Question of Light with a description of two stone figures. While the male figure remains “as dead and gone as anyone can,” the female bursts into life, and her monologue gradually focuses on Krapp’s use of pauses and language to dominate the other characters in the Beckett play. Ultimately, however, her complaints and critique of Krapp become a declaration of her love for Krapp or at least an affirmation of their attachment, as the two of them are ultimately bound together, perhaps even inseparable. 

Till Day You Do Part Or a Question of Light  is Handke at his best, evidencing the great skill, psychological acumen, and vision for which his work has been celebrated.

About the Author

Peter Handke is an Austrian novelist and playwright. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019. His numerous works include the novels Short Letter, Long Farewell; The Left-Handed Woman; Repetition; Absence; and the play Till Day You Do Part; Or A Question of Light, also published by Seagull Books.