{"product_id":"the-ballad-of-the-last-guest-hardcover","title":"The Ballad of the Last Guest - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKrishna Winston\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel about a man who returns home, only to find that home is now unrecognizable, by the Nobel laureate Peter Handke. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregor returns home from another continent. The landscape, formerly dotted with small villages, has been absorbed into the outskirts of a large city, both familiar and foreign at the same time. His father sits playing cards, waiting for him, but Gregor is surprised to find his sister holding an infant. He, the older brother, is to be the child's godfather--though he also carries with him the secret of his younger brother's death. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the end, Gregor is never quite able to stay put. He is drawn out into the world, into the streets and alleys of what is now a city, to the cinema, the soccer stadium, the forest, and above all the old fruit orchard, now overgrown and beyond saving. As he walks, the present and the past become intertwined--memories of childhood surface, and inner voices enter into dialogue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRevisiting many of the settings and themes of Peter Handke's previous works, \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of the Last Guest\u003c\/i\u003e takes stock of the changes that have been wrought on the land--and on human beings --over the course of the twenty-first century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Handke\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Griffen, Austria, in 1942. His many novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Sorrow Beyond Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Year in the No-Man's-Bay\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrossing the Sierra de Gredos\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by FSG. Handke's dramatic works include \u003ci\u003eKaspar \u003c\/i\u003eand the screenplay for Wim Wenders's \u003ci\u003eWings of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e. Handke is the recipient of many major literary awards, including the Georg Büchner, Franz Kafka, and Thomas Mann Prizes and the International Ibsen Award. In 2019, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature \"for an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKrishna Winston\u003c\/b\u003e is the Marcus L. Taft Professor of German Language and Literature at Wesleyan University. She has translated more than thirty books, including previous works by Peter Handke and works by Werner Herzog, Günter Grass, Christoph Hein, and Goethe.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 7.78 x 5.23 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379426193510,"sku":"9780374616151","price":34.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/v4PDQegasa9780374616151.webp?v=1768921194","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-ballad-of-the-last-guest-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}