| Once Again for Thucydides Contributor(s): Handke, Peter (Author), Lewis, Tess (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0811217760 ISBN-13: 9780811217767 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1998 Annotation: "Once Again for Thucydides" is a collection of seventeen "micro-epics" written on trips around the world. In each brief journal entry, Handke concentrates on small things he observes, trying to capture their essence, their "simple, unadorned validity". What results is a work or remarkable precision, in which he uncovers the general appearance of random objects and discovers their inner working and mystery. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 5" W x 8" (0.26 lbs) 100 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Once Again for Thucydides is a collection of seventeen micro-epics written on trips around the world. In each brief journal entry, Handke concentrates on small things he observes, trying to capture their essence, their simple, unadorned validity. What results is a work or remarkable precision, in which he uncovers the general appearance of random objects and discovers their inner working and mystery. |