The Loser (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Bernhard
- First Published: 1984
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: The 1950’s to the 1980’s
- Setting: Austria
- Principal Characters: Glenn Gould, Wertheimer, An unnamed narrator
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Politics, Twentieth century, Music or musicians, Anti-Semitism, Pianos or pianists, Austria or Austrians
- Locales: Austria
Thomas Bernhard, the gadfly of the Austrian cultural establishment for years, died in February, 1989. By his own definition a troublemaker, Bernhard repeatedly attacked the leading figures, institutions, and cherished illusions of a country which, however, he never chose to leave. He quarreled publicly, in print and in court, with prominent critics, stage and musical directors, and national politicians. During the ceremony at which he was awarded the Austrian national prize for literature in 1968, Bernhard drove the minister of culture from the auditorium with a response marked by...
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