{"product_id":"till-day-you-do-part-peter-handke-9780857425300","title":"Till Day You Do Part or a Question of Light","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescribed as an answer to or at least an echo of Samuel Beckett's \u003ci\u003eKrapp's Last Tape\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e?\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTill Day You Do Part Or A Question of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, by esteemed Austrian playwright and novelist Peter Handke, is a monologue delivered by the \"she\" in Beckett's play. This unnamed female similarly recalls other significant women protagonists in Handke's own work such as \u003ci\u003eThe Left-handed Woman.\u003c\/i\u003e Handke prefaces the monologue in \u003ci\u003eTill Day You Do Part\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eOr a Question of Light \u003c\/i\u003ewith a description of two stone figures. While the male figure remains \"as dead and gone as anyone can,\" the female bursts into life, and her monologue gradually focuses on Krapp's use of pauses and language to dominate the other characters in the Beckett play. Ultimately, however, her complaints and critique of Krapp become a declaration of her love for Krapp or at least an affirmation of their attachment, as the two of them are ultimately bound together, perhaps even inseparable. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTill Day You Do Part Or a Question of Light \u003c\/i\u003eis Handke at his best, evidencing the great skill, psychological acumen, and vision for which his work has been celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Handke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857425307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857425300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Peter Handke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401260814591,"sku":"9780857425300","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54510eb7-8f51-4ff3-bcfa-f08cd8855b6e.jpg?v=1733887193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/till-day-you-do-part-peter-handke-9780857425300","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}