Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter

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Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter is a 1970 novel by Austrian writer Peter Handke that explores alienation and psychological disintegration through the perspective of a former goalkeeper who commits a seemingly motiveless crime.

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instanceOf literary work
novel
adaptedInto Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter (film) NERFINISHED
author Peter Handke NERFINISHED
centralTheme alienation
meaninglessness of everyday life
perception and reality
psychological disintegration
violence
countryOfOrigin Austria
EnglishTranslator Michael Roloff NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationDirector Wim Wenders NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationReleaseYear 1972
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre crime novel
existentialist fiction
psychological novel
hasCriticalReception considered an important work of German-language postwar literature
hasISBN 9783518030445
hasMotif disconnected communication
football
penalty kick
silence
waiting
hasTitleTranslation The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick NERFINISHED
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacter Josef Bloch NERFINISHED
narrativeMode limited omniscient
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor focus on language and perception
minimalist style
originalLanguage German
pageCountApprox 150
partOf early works of Peter Handke
plotElement seemingly motiveless murder
protagonistOccupation former goalkeeper
publicationYear 1970
publisher Suhrkamp Verlag NERFINISHED
relatedWorkByAuthor Der kurze Brief zum langen Abschied NERFINISHED
Wunschloses Unglück NERFINISHED
setting Vienna NERFINISHED
small Austrian town
structure linear narrative
targetAudience adult readers
timePeriodOfStory 20th century
translatedInto English

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Peter Handke wrote Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter