The Weight of the World

About this book

A combination of professional notebook and personal diary that records -- both in short informal jottings and through more formal extended meditations -- the details of Handkes daily life in Paris from November 1975 through March 1977. Along with references to such mentors as Truffaut John Cowper Powys Robert DeNiro and Goethe the journal recounts Handkes passing impressions of strangers; the deep and delicate nature of his relationship with his daughter; and a brief hospital stay which stirs his ever-present fear of death.