{"product_id":"9781250371881","title":"The Second Sword: A Tale from the Merry Month of May, and My Day in the Other Land: A Tale of Demons","description":"Author: Peter Handke\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781250371881\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: St Martins Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 192 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Sword \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Day in the Other Land \u003c\/i\u003eare two novellas by the 2019 Nobel laureate Peter Handke. The first picks up the story where Handke's last work of fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Fruit Thief\u003c\/i\u003e (described in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eas \"an experience of unadulterated \u003ci\u003eliterature\u003c\/i\u003e\"), left off. Here a man has returned to his home in the suburbs of Paris, only to soon set out again. Why? We learn, over the course of a story redolent of Handke's harrowing \u003ci\u003eA Sorrow Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, that he is seeking to avenge his mother, who has been unjustly denounced in the pages of a newspaper. \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sword\u003c\/i\u003e is a suspenseful work of self-examination: Will the narrator's journey end in him throwing down the gauntlet?\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMy Day in the Other Land\u003c\/i\u003e is the first work written by Handke after he was awarded the Nobel Prize. Evoking imagery from the Bible and classical mythology, it portrays a man who has been possessed by demons, causing him to rage endlessly against the inhabitants of his rural village. Aided by his sister, he embarks on a journey to a lake on whose opposite shore lies the \"other land.\" What ensues is an exorcism of sorts-and one of Handke's most evocative and original endings. Together, \u003ci\u003eThe Second Sword\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMy Day in the Other Land\u003c\/i\u003e are essential new entries in a body of work like no other.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919331704990,"sku":"ING-9781250371881","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781250371881.jpg?v=1782810326","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781250371881","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}