'Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European
fiction'George Steiner Old Masters (1985) is Thomas Bernhard's
devilishly funny story about the friendship between two old men.
For over thirty years Reger, a music critic, has sat on the same
bench in front of a Tintoretto painting in a Viennese museum,
thinking and railing against contemporary society, his fellow men,
artists, the weather, even the state of public lavatories. His
friend Atzbacher has been summoned to meet him, and through his
eyes we learn more about Reger - the tragic death of his wife, his
thoughts of suicide and, eventually, the true purpose of their
appointment. At once pessimistic and exuberant, rancorous and
hilarious, Old Masters is a richly satirical portrait of culture,
genius, nationhood, class, the value of art and the pretensions of
humanity.
General
Imprint: |
Penguin Classics
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Penguin Modern Classics |
Release date: |
October 2020 |
Authors: |
Thomas Bernhard
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Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - B-format
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Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-241-45942-3 |
Languages: |
English
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Subtitles: |
German
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Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-241-45942-7 |
Barcode: |
9780241459423 |
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Terrible
Tue, 26 Oct 2021 | Review
by: Michelle
Vitriolic, rambling writer. Not what I was expecting, unfortunately.
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