In his prose fiction, memoirs, poetry, and drama, Thomas Bernhard
(1931-1989)--one of the 20th century’s most uniquely gifted
writers--created a new and radical style, seemingly out of thin
air. His books never “tell a story” in the received sense.
Instead, he rages on the page, he rants and spews vitriol about the
moral failures of his homeland, Austria, in the long amnesiac
aftermath of the Second World War. Yet this furious prose,
seemingly shapeless but composed with unparalleled musicality, and
taxing by conventional standards, has been powerfully echoed in
many writers since Bernhard’s death in 1989. These explorers have
found in Bernhard’s singular accomplishment new paths for the
expression of life and truth. Thomas Bernhard's Afterlives examines
the international mobilization of Bernhard’s style. Writers in
Italian, German, Spanish, Hungarian, English, and French have
succeeded in making Bernhard’s Austrian vision an international
vision. This book tells that story.
General
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Academic USA
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
New Directions in German Studies |
| Release date: |
October 2020 |
| Editors: |
Olaf Berwald
• Stephen D Dowden
• Gregor Thuswaldner
(Provost and Executive Vice President)
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
264 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-5013-5151-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-5013-5151-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781501351518 |
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