Set of books: The Second Sword + Lessons of Mount Saint-Victor

«The Second Sword»

«The Second Sword» -»the latest work by Handke, written immediately after the author received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Handke's voice sounds loud and clear, and in numerous metaphors, barely perceptible allusions, echoes of the author's thoughts and moods can be discerned. What is injustice and what is revenge? And what is the true importance of stories?

«The Second Sword» — a book, as is often the case with Handke, about a spiritual journey and endless contemplation of the surrounding world. In every detail, Handke finds poetry that is difficult to imagine. Even the most ordinary streets of Paris, even the sound of tram wheels on its pages will play with new, bright colors.

«Lessons of Mount Saint-Victor»

Peter Handke – Nobel Prize winner in Literature 2019, participant in the "Group 47", prose writer, playwright, screenwriter, one of the most important German-speaking writers of the post-war period. Handke's texts are famous for their unique linguistic solutions and rich language. They are about the world, about life, about being in the moment and enjoying it. This book contains four novellas: «Slow Return Home», «Lessons of Mount Saint-Victor», «Children's Story», «Through the Villages». The picturesque and cinematic narrative will open up a whole world created by a true artist and a very talented writer.