The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick
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The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is a 1970 novel by Austrian writer Peter Handke that explores alienation and psychological disintegration through the perspective of a troubled soccer goalkeeper.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | German-language literature ⓘ |
| author | Peter Handke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alienation
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perception and reality ⓘ psychological disintegration ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| explores |
breakdown of communication
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everyday banality ⓘ fragmentation of identity ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Wim Wenders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| genre |
existential fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | unreliable focalizer ⓘ |
| hasMotif | sports as metaphor for existential crisis ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Goalie’s Anxiety at the Penalty Kick (English translation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Josef Bloch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
focus on interior consciousness
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minimalist style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | early works of Peter Handke ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | soccer goalkeeper ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | short novel ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
association football
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crime ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | 20th century ⓘ |
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