The Fruit Thief: Or, One-Way Journey Into the I. Handke, Winston**

A major new novel from the Nobel laureate Peter Handke\u2014one of his most inventive and dazzlingly original works\nOn a summer day under a blue sky a man is stung on his foot by a bee. \u201CThe sting signaled that the time had come to set out, to hit the road. Off with you. The hour of departure has arrived.\u201D The man boards a train to Paris, crosses the city by M\u00E9tro, then boards another, disembarking in a small town on the plains to the north. He is searching for a young woman he calls the Fruit Thief, who, like him, has set off on a journey to the Vexin plateau. What follows is a vivid but dreamlike exploration of topography both physical and affective, charting the Fruit Thief\u2019s perambulations across France\u2019s internal borderlands: alongside rivers and through ravines, beside highways and to a\n\nThe Fruit Thief\nor, One-Way Journey into the Interior: A Novel\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal;