false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167536305m/24482.jpg 24482 12 Peter Handke's mother was an invisible woman. Throughout her life&#8212;which spanned the Nazi era, the war, and the postwar consumer economy&#8212;she struggled to maintain appearances, only to arrive at a terrible recognition: "I'm not human any more." Not long after, she killed herself with an overdose of sleeping pills.<br><br>In <i>A Sorrow Beyond Dreams</i> her son sits down to record what he knows, or thinks he knows, about his mother's life and death before, in his words, "the dull speechlessness&#8212;the extreme speechlessness" of grief takes hold forever. And yet the experience of speechlessness, as it marks both suffering and love, lies at the heart of Handke's brief but unforgettable elegy. This austere, scrupulous, and deeply moving book is one of the finest achievements of a great contemporary writer. 1344773 1973 A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (New York Review Books Classics) total:131|5:41|4:49|3:29|2:9|1:3| 131 509 229 18 4 0 false false Tue May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:49:16 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 07:49:16 -0700 2009 Pete...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 21:03:04 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 21:06:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 15 21:35:33 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 21:45:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 09:17:44 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 15:20:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:22:37 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:29:48 -0800 2009 The Commissar.

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