Correction by Thomas Bernhard (English) Paperback Book

Description: Correction by Thomas Bernhard Roithamer has committed suicide having been driven to madness by his own frightening powers of pure thought. We witness the gradual breakdown of a genius ceaselessly compelled to correct and refine his perceptions until the only logical conclusion of the negation of his own soul. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Thomas Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction. After Kafkas and Canettis, his sensibility is one of the most acute, the most capable of exemplary images and gestures, in modern literature. George Steiner, Times Literary SupplementRoithamer, a character based on Wittgenstein, has committed suicide having been driven to madness by his own frightening powers of pure thought. We witness the gradual breakdown of a genius ceaselessly compelled to correct and refine his perceptions until the only logical conclusion is the negation of his own soul. Notes A character based on Wittgenstein is driven to the conclusion that the only logical course of action is the negation of his soul through suicide. Author Biography Thomas Bernhard was born in Holland in 1931 but grew up in Austria. His interest in music and theatre led him to study at the Akademie Mozarteum in Salzburg. He has written a quantity of poetry, several novels, short stories and plays and three volumes of autobiography. He died in 1989. Review Astonishingly original, a composition of strange new beauty * The Nation *If against its own vision Correction offers us only a Teutonic injunction to take courage, we must do so from Bernhards own example, from his determination to look more steadily than any who have come before into the perishing of the soul * Chicago Tribune *Thomas Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction. After Kafkas and Canettis, his sensibility is one of the most acute, the most capable of exemplary images and gestures, in modern literature -- George Steiner * Times Literary Supplement * Promotional Thomas Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction-After Kafkas and Canettis his sensibility is o Review Text Astonishingly original, a composition of strange new beauty Review Quote Astonishingly original, a composition of strange new beauty Promotional "Headline" Thomas Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction-After Kafkas and Canettis his sensibility is o Details ISBN009944254X Author Thomas Bernhard Pages 256 Year 2003 ISBN-10 009944254X ISBN-13 9780099442547 Format Paperback Publication Date 2003-03-06 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from German DEWEY 833.914 Birth 1931 Media Book Death 1989 Short Title CORRECTION Language English Publisher Vintage Publishing UK Release Date 2003-03-06 AU Release Date 2003-03-06 NZ Release Date 2003-03-06 Audience General Alternative 9781448182152 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:1124031;

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