On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House
novel by Handke
Also known as: “In einer dunklen Nacht ging ich aus meinem stillen Haus”(Show More)
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On a Dark Night I Left My Silent House is a novel by Austrian writer Peter Handke, published in 1997. The story follows a man who embarks on a transformative journey after an injury renders him mute.1
Handke, a Nobel Prize laureate in Literature, is known for his avant-garde style and exploration of human experience. His novels often present objective, deadpan accounts of characters in extreme mental states, examining the limitations of ordinary language and rational order.12
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