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Can I read Across on EtoBox?
Across by Peter Handke is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Across about?
Handke's novel tells the story of a quiet, organized classics teacher named Andreas Loser. One night, on the way to his regularly scheduled card game, he passes a tree that has been defaced by a swastika. Impulsively yet deliberately, he tracks down the defacer and kills him. With this act, Loser has crossed an invisble threshold, and will be stuck in this secular purgatory until he can confess his crime.
Who reads Across?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Peter Handke
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.55 / 5 (54 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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