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Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈbɛʁnhaʁt]; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet who explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilization in general and Austrian culture in particular.
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- Postmodernism
- Novelist, playwright
Mar 23, 2021 · Thomas Bernhard was a 'demon', half-brother reveals in bestseller. Memoir by Peter Fabjan, an acclaimed hit in Bernhard’s native Austria, describes a tormented man who flitted between...
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Feb 8, 2024 · Died: Thomas Bernhard (born Feb. 9/10, 1931, Cloister Heerland, Neth.—died Feb. 12, 1989, Gmunden, Austria) Austrian writer who explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilization in general and Austrian culture in particular.
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1931–1989. Novelist, poet, and playwright Thomas Bernhard is one of the great German-language writers of the latter half of the 20th century. His work is often described as acerbic, misanthropic, and unrelenting. Influenced by Kafka and Wittgenstein, Bernhard’s novels unfold without paragraphs in intricately patterned musical motifs.
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- February 12, 1989
- February 9, 1931
- The Loser by Thomas Bernhard, Jack Dawson (Translator), Renata Colorni (Translator), Mati Sirkel (Translator)
- Woodcutters by Thomas Bernhard, David McLintock (Translator)
- Wittgenstein's Nephew.
- Concrete by Thomas Bernhard, David McLintock (Translator)
Apr 17, 2013 · During the 58 years of his life, the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989) composed more than 60 works of fiction, theater, poetry, and nonfiction, including at least 29 books currently...
Biography. Though he is Austrian, Thomas Bernhard was actually born (in 1931) in a Dutch home for unwed mothers. He never knew his father, who did not acknowledge Bernhard as his son and who was killed in Germany during World War II. His mother, who was also illegitimate, later married another man. Bernhard grew up in the Salzburg area, often ...