Handke's «Kafkaesque» Novel: Semiotic Processes in Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter

Die Angst des Tormanns beim Elfmeter is characterized by qualities which have come to be known as «Kafkaesque.» The behavior of the protagonist is unexplained, the prevailing atmosphere is one of anxiety, and a fuzzy suggestiveness informs the novel's fictive world. Yet, as with Kafka's w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: June Schlueter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Prairie Press 1979-08-01
Series:Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Online Access:http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol4/iss1/5