Books with author Thomas Bernhard

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 other-- the obsessive, witty, and self-mocking narrator-- has retreated into obscurity. Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, The Loser is a brilliant meditation on success, failure, genius, and fame.

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 other-- the obsessive, witty, and self-mocking narrator-- has retreated into obscurity. Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, The Loser is a brilliant meditation on success, failure, genius, and fame.

Think of the Disney movies you have watched. You remember The Lion King? You remember Cinderella? You remember how they were a great part of you? They are probably still a part of you. Those movies were pretty legendary, and there is only so much time can do to change that.And then you remember the portrayal of food in those Disney movies, and you realize that they are even steps ahead of the legendary status. You remember “Cheese Souffl” from Beauty and the Beast? You remember Corn Dogs in Princess Diaries. Hmmm…Your taste buds are probably working overtime as the images of these food floods your mind. There is no shame in admitting that you wished to take a bite of these meals.What would you do if you realize that you indeed can? Jump at the opportunity, right? Yes, you actually can, and this cookbook and a willingness to storm the kitchen are all you need. With this cookbook, the magic of the Disneyworld is about to appear in physical form in your life. This cookbook will teach you how to make delectable meals like Belle’s Breakfast Porridge, Snow White’s Gooseberry Pie and a whole lot of others.You would agree that there is only so much you can find out in the description. It can only show you what to expect. You should expect 30 amazing recipes that cover different courses. Grab this cookbook and jump into this pool of enchantment right now. It does look like you do not need a fairy godmother afterall; you have already found her in this cookbook.

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 other-- the obsessive, witty, and self-mocking narrator-- has retreated into obscurity. Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, The Loser is a brilliant meditation on success, failure, genius, and fame.From the Trade Paperback edition.

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.

Think of the Disney movies you have watched. You remember The Lion King? You remember Cinderella? You remember how they were a great part of you? They are probably still a part of you. Those movies were pretty legendary, and there is only so much time can do to change that.And then you remember the portrayal of food in those Disney movies, and you realize that they are even steps ahead of the legendary status. You remember “Cheese Souffl” from Beauty and the Beast? You remember Corn Dogs in Princess Diaries. Hmmm…Your taste buds are probably working overtime as the images of these food floods your mind. There is no shame in admitting that you wished to take a bite of these meals.What would you do if you realize that you indeed can? Jump at the opportunity, right? Yes, you actually can, and this cookbook and a willingness to storm the kitchen are all you need. With this cookbook, the magic of the Disneyworld is about to appear in physical form in your life. This cookbook will teach you how to make delectable meals like Belle’s Breakfast Porridge, Snow White’s Gooseberry Pie and a whole lot of others.You would agree that there is only so much you can find out in the description. It can only show you what to expect. You should expect 30 amazing recipes that cover different courses. Grab this cookbook and jump into this pool of enchantment right now. It does look like you do not need a fairy godmother afterall; you have already found her in this cookbook.

The Loser is a novel by Thomas Bernhard, originally published in German in 1983. The Loser consists almost entirely of its (unnamed) narrator's recollections of and ruminations on his relationships with two pianist friends: one named Wertheimer, the other named Glenn Gould. Like all of Bernhard's novels since Frost (1963), The Loser is written in the form of a continuous first person interior monologue, unbroken by paragraph indentations and full of run-on sentences, obsessive repetitions, odd and unexplained uses of italics, and alienating leaps (without transition) from verb tense to verb tense.

The Loser is a brilliant fictional account of an imaginaryrelationship among three men—the late piano virtuoso Glenn Gould, theunnamed narrator, and a fictional pianist, Wertheimer—who meet in 1953to study with Vladimir Horowitz. In the face of Gould's incomparablegenius, Wertheimer and the narrator renounce their musical ambition, butin very different ways. While the latter sets out to write a book aboutGould, Wertheimer sinks deep into despair and self-destruction."Like Swift, Bernhard writes like a sacred monster. . . . A remarkableliterary performer: [he] goes to extremes in ways that vivify our senseof human possibilities, however destructive."—Richard Locke, Wall Street Journal"The excellence of Bernhard—and it is a kind virtuosity, ably maintainedin this American translation—is to make his monotonous loathing not onlysting but also, like Gould at the piano, sing."—Paul Griffiths,Times Literary Supplement"[He is] one of the century's most gifted writers."—David Plott,Philadelphia Inquirer"America has been sadly immune to the charm and challenge of Bernhard'swork and the American public has deprived itself of the deep and seriouspleasure of reading one of the great writers of this century. . . . Oneof the great works of world literature. Its arrival on these shores is asignificant literary event."—Thomas McGonigle, New York Newsday