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192 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590173060
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 31 March 2009
Description
By Nobel Prize Winner Peter HandkeShort Letter, Long Farewell is one the most inventive and exhilarating of the great Peter Handke's novels. Full of seedy noir atmospherics and boasting an air of generalized delirium, the book starts by introducin...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
adventurous 33%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
emotional 16%
funny 16%
mysterious 16%
relaxing 16%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 8%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Fatphobia, Sexism, Racial slurs
192 pages • first pub 1972 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781590173060
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Publication date: 31 March 2009
Description
By Nobel Prize Winner Peter HandkeShort Letter, Long Farewell is one the most inventive and exhilarating of the great Peter Handke's novels. Full of seedy noir atmospherics and boasting an air of generalized delirium, the book starts by introducin...
Community Reviews Summary of 109 reviews
Moods
adventurous 33%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
sad 25%
tense 25%
emotional 16%
funny 16%
mysterious 16%
relaxing 16%
hopeful 8%
inspiring 8%
Pace
slow 46%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
No: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | Yes: 23%Loveable characters?
No: 66% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 8%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 76% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Fatphobia, Sexism, Racial slurs