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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Predicate Object
instanceOf novella
semi-autobiographical work
author Peter Handke NERFINISHED
authorNationality Austrian
basedOn life of Handke's mother
countryOfOrigin Austria
depicts Austrian provincial life
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
reflective
sober
literaryGenre autobiographical fiction
novella
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainSubject life of Peter Handke's mother
post-war Austrian society
suicide
narrativePerspective first-person narration
notableFor portrayal of Handke's mother
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
female experience
grief
memory and narration
rural life
social constraints
titleLanguage German
translatedInto Dutch
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French
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

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Peter Handke notableWork Wunschloses Unglück
Peter Handke wrote Wunschloses Unglück