Thomas Bernhard

Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian author known for his distinctive style and exploration of existential themes. His notable works include "Concrete," which delves into the struggles of a writer, and "Extinction," a reflection on identity and memory. Bernhard's writing often critiques society and the human condition, establishing him as a significant figure in 20th-century literature.

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Books by Thomas Bernhard

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Concrete
Thomas Bernhard
4.1 (3k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
A tormented Viennese musicologist, paralyzed by the impossibility of his grand academic task, instead meticulously chronicles his own spiraling descent into procrastination, despair, and the darkly humorous absurdities of his self-imposed literary prison.
Extinction
Thomas Bernhard
4.3 (2k) average on GoodreadsLiterary Fiction
An intellectual, self-exiled from Austria and his land-owning family, must confront the estate he despises when he inherits it after his parents' sudden death.