The Loser by Thomas Bernhard (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Loser by Thomas Bernhard, Jack Dawson Reissued with stunning artwork and a new afterword by Leanne Shapton, this is Thomas Bernhards iconic portrait of creative obsession. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description When indefatigable obsession looms large as it does in Thomas Bernhard (and his revered precursor Kafka) the result for the reader is a strange exhilaration and the thrall at being admitted into the mind of a maddened, magical genius. - Edna OBrienMid-century Austria. Three aspiring concert pianists - Wertheimer, Glenn Gould, and the narrator - have dedicated their lives to achieving the status of a virtuoso. But one day, two of them overhear Gould playing Bachs Goldberg Variations, and his incomparable genius instantly destroys them both.They are forced to abandon their musical ambitions: Wertheimer, over a tortured process of disintegration that sees him becoming obsessed with both writing and his own sister, with whom he has a quasi-incestuous relationship culminating in death; and the narrator, instantly, retreating into obscurity to write a book that he periodically destroys and restarts.Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, Bernhards dazzling meditation on failure, genius, and fame is a radical new reading experience: musical, paralysing, raging, and inimitable. Author Biography Thomas Bernhard was born in the Netherlands to Austrian parents in 1931. He was raised in Austria and studied dramatic arts at Mozarteum University in Salzburg. His writing first appeared in newspapers in the early 1950s, and he published his first book, a poetry collection, in 1957. His first novel, Frost, was published in 1963, and his first full-length play, A Party for Boris, premiered in 1970. In total he published nine novels, five autobiographical stories, around ten short story collections, eighteen plays and five volumes of poetry. His works were awarded numerous German and European literary prizes. He died in Austria in 1989. Bernhard is one of the most widely translated and admired European writers, famed for his torrential prose and bleak comedy. Faber & Faber will be reissuing five of his novels in 2019 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of his death. Promotional If you havent read Bernhard, you will not know of the most radical advance in fiction since Joyce ... My advice: dive in. - Lucy Ellmann (author of the 2019 Booker Prize-shortlisted Ducks, Newburyport). Long Description Reissued with stunning artwork and a new afterword by Leanne Shapton, this is Thomas Bernhards iconic portrait of creative obsession. When indefatigable obsession looms large as it does in Thomas Bernhard (and his revered precursor Kafka) the result for the reader is a strange exhilaration and the thrall at being admitted into the mind of a maddened, magical genius. - Edna OBrien Mid-century Austria. Three aspiring concert pianists - Wertheimer, Glenn Gould, and the narrator - have dedicated their lives to achieving the status of a virtuoso. But one day, two of them overhear Gould playing Bachs Goldberg Variations, and his incomparable genius instantly destroys them both. They are forced to abandon their musical ambitions: Wertheimer, over a tortured process of disintegration that sees him becoming obsessed with both writing and his own sister, with whom he has a quasi-incestuous relationship culminating in death; and the narrator, instantly, retreating into obscurity to write a book that he periodically destroys and restarts. Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, Bernhards dazzling meditation on failure, genius, and fame is a radical new reading experience: musical, paralysing, raging, and inimitable. Promotional "Headline" If you havent read Bernhard, you will not know of the most radical advance in fiction since Joyce ... My advice: dive in. - Lucy Ellmann (author of the 2019 Booker Prize-shortlisted Ducks, Newburyport ). Details ISBN0571349978 Author Jack Dawson Pages 192 Publisher Faber & Faber Year 2019 ISBN-10 0571349978 ISBN-13 9780571349975 Format Paperback Imprint Faber & Faber Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 833.914 Birth 1931 Death 1989 Publication Date 2019-09-19 Language English UK Release Date 2019-09-19 AU Release Date 2019-09-19 Translator Jack Dawson Edition Description Main Replaces 9780571289202 Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125706220;

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