The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick: A Novel by Peter Handke

The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick: A Novel

Peter Handke with Michael E. Roloff (Translator)

144 pages first pub 1970 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced

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The first of Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke's novels to be published in English, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is a true modern classic that "portrays the...breakdown of a murderer in ways that recall Camus's The Stranger" (The New Yor...

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Community Reviews Summary of 142 reviews

Moods

dark 58%
reflective 58%
challenging 41%
tense 33%
mysterious 16%
sad 8%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 10% | N/A: 10%

Strong character development?

No: 63% | It's complicated: 36%

Loveable characters?

No: 81% | It's complicated: 9% | N/A: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 81% | It's complicated: 18%

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3.04

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