The Loser
of Thomas Bernhard, Jack Dawson (Translator)
Description
Thomas Bernhard was one of the most original writers of the twentieth century. His formal innovation ranks with Beckett and Kafka, his outrageously cantankerous voice recalls Dostoevsky, but his gift for lacerating, lyrical, provocative prose is incomparably his own.One of Bernhard's most acclaimed novels, The Loser centers on a fictional relationship between piano virtuoso Glenn Gould and two of his fellow students who feel compelled to renounce their musical ambitions in the face of Gould's incomparable genius. One commits suicide, while the otherâthe obsessive, witty, and self-mocking narratorâhas retreated into obscurity. Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, The Loser is a brilliant meditation on success, failure, genius, and fame.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 208 pages
- Publisher Vintage
- Publication Date October 17th 2006
- First Publication 11/06/83
- Language English
- ISBN 9781400077540
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Austria']
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