Wunschloses Unglück
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Wunschloses Unglück is a semi-autobiographical novella by Austrian writer Peter Handke that poignantly recounts his mother's life and suicide.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wunschloses Unglück canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novella
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semi-autobiographical work ⓘ |
| author | Peter Handke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Handke's mother ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| depicts |
Austrian provincial life
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suicide of the narrator's mother ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | book ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | A Sorrow Beyond Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | Peter Handke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 80–100 pages ⓘ |
| hasStructure | retrospective account ⓘ |
| hasTone |
melancholic
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reflective ⓘ sober ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
autobiographical fiction
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novella ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
life of Peter Handke's mother
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post-war Austrian society ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of Handke's mother
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reflection on suicide ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Wunschloses Unglück NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works by Peter Handke ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher | Suhrkamp Verlag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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female experience ⓘ grief ⓘ memory and narration ⓘ rural life ⓘ social constraints ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
Dutch
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English ⓘ French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
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