Der Chinese des Schmerzes

Handke's novel tells the story of a quiet, organized classics teacher named Andreas Loser. One night, on the way to his regularly scheduled card game, he passes a tree that has been defaced by a swastika. Impulsively yet deliberately, he tracks down the defacer and kills him. With this act, Loser has crossed an invisble threshold, and will be stuck in this secular purgatory until he can confess his crime.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Editions

6

Pages

148

ISBN

9780374527648

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