A Sorrow Beyond Dreams

A Sorrow Beyond Dreams
First edition
AuthorPeter Handke
Original titleWunschloses Unglück
TranslatorRalph Manheim
LanguageGerman
Publisher1972 Residenz Verlag
1975 (English)
Publication placeAustria
Pages98

A Sorrow Beyond Dreams (German: Wunschloses Unglück) is a 1972 semi-autobiographical novella by the Austrian writer Peter Handke. It describes the life of Handke's mother Maria, who committed suicide on 19 November 1971.[1]

  1. ^ "Zeittafel". peterhandke.at (in German). Archived from the original on 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2014-03-05.