{"product_id":"9781250767271","title":"Repetition : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRepetition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Peter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in 1960, Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke's \u003ci\u003eRepetition \u003c\/i\u003etells of Filib Kobal's journey from his home in Carinthia to Slovenia on the trail of his missing brother, Gregor. He is armed only with two of Gregor's books: a copy book from agricultural school, and a Slovenian - German dictionary, in which Gregor has marked certain words. The resulting investigation of the laws of language and naming becomes a transformative investigation of himself and the world around him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Handke's eminence, displayed in a substantial oeuvre of plays, novels and poems, is reaffirmed brilliantly by [\u003ci\u003eRepetition\u003c\/i\u003e].\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Handke's eminence, displayed in a substantial oeuvre of plays, novels and poems, is reaffirmed brilliantly by [\u003ci\u003eRepetition\u003c\/i\u003e].\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book  spans the early years through his teens and is told in a manner backgrounded  throughout by a definite yet modest poetic glow, a glow akin to that we might  ordinarily associate with folk and fairy tales.\" - \u003ci\u003eDrunken Boat \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner Nobel Prize in Literature (2019)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250767271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40731827732686,"sku":"9781250767271","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_afff361f-01bc-4706-871f-fa334b391db1.jpg?v=1641187121","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250767271","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}