| Till Day You Do Part or a Question of Light Contributor(s): Handke, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0857425307 ISBN-13: 9780857425300 Publisher: Seagull Books OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | European - General - Drama | European - General |
| Series: German List |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Handke, Peter: - 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. |