Петер Хандке: Repetition

Set in 1960, this novel tells of Filib Kobal s journey from his home in Carinthia to Slovenia on the trail of his missing brother, Gregor. He is armed only with two of Gregor s books: a copy book from agricultural school, and a Slovenian — German dictionary, in which Gregor has marked certain words. The resulting investigation of the laws of language and naming becomes a transformative investigation of himself and the world around him.