Peter Handke is a 2019 Nobel Prize laureate, a prominent representative of German-language literature, a talented stylist, screenwriter of many famous films, including “Sky over Berlin” and “The Goalkeeper’s Fear of the Penalty.” “The Second Sword” is the latest at the moment. Handke’s work, written immediately after the writer received the Nobel Prize. Handke’s voice sounds loud and clear, and in numerous metaphors and subtle allusions echoes of the author’s thoughts and moods are discernible. What is injustice and what is revenge? And what is the real importance of stories? “The Second Sword” is a book, as is often the case with Handke, about a spiritual journey and endless contemplation of the world around us. In every detail, Handke will find poetry that is difficult to imagine. Even the most ordinary streets of Paris, even the sound of tram wheels on its pages will sparkle with new, bright colors.