Description: Wittgenstein's Nephew by Thomas Bernhard, David McLintock Reissued with stunning artwork by Leanne Shapton and a new afterword by Ben Lerner, Wittgensteins Nephew is a memento mori of restless genius. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Furious, obsessive, scathing, absolutely hilarious and oddly beautiful. - Claire MessudIt is 1967. Two men lie bedridden in separate wings of a Viennese hospital. The narrator, Thomas Bernhard, is stricken with a lung ailment; his friend Paul, nephew of Ludwig Wittgenstein, is suffering from one of his periodic bouts of madness. As their friendship quickens, these two eccentric men discover in each other an antidote to their feelings of despair on the unexpected strength of what they share - a spiritual symmetry forged by their love of music, black humour, disgust for bourgeois Vienna, and fear of mortality.A restless blend of fiction and memoir, Wittgensteins Nephew is not only a haunting meditation on the artists struggle to maintain a foothold on reality, but an impassioned eulogy to a real-life friendship. Author Biography Thomas Bernhard was born in the Netherlands to Austrian parents in 1931. He was raised in Austria and studied dramatic arts at Mozarteum University in Salzburg. His writing first appeared in newspapers in the early 1950s, and he published his first book, a poetry collection, in 1957. His first novel, Frost, was published in 1963, and his first full-length play, A Party for Boris, premiered in 1970. In total he published nine novels, five autobiographical stories, around ten short story collections, eighteen plays and five volumes of poetry. His works were awarded numerous German and European literary prizes. He died in Austria in 1989. Bernhard is one of the most widely translated and admired European writers, famed for his torrential prose and bleak comedy. Faber & Faber will be reissuing five of his novels in 2019 to mark the thirtieth anniversary of his death. Promotional If you havent read Bernhard, you will not know of the most radical advance in fiction since Joyce ... My advice: dive in. - Lucy Ellmann (author of the 2019 Booker Prize-shortlisted Ducks, Newburyport). Long Description Reissued with stunning artwork by Leanne Shapton and a new afterword by Ben Lerner, Wittgensteins Nephew is a memento mori of restless genius. Furious, obsessive, scathing, absolutely hilarious and oddly beautiful. - Claire Messud It is 1967. Two men lie bedridden in separate wings of a Viennese hospital. The narrator, Thomas Bernhard, is stricken with a lung ailment; his friend Paul, nephew of Ludwig Wittgenstein, is suffering from one of his periodic bouts of madness. As their friendship quickens, these two eccentric men discover in each other an antidote to their feelings of despair on the unexpected strength of what they share - a spiritual symmetry forged by their love of music, black humour, disgust for bourgeois Vienna, and fear of mortality. A restless blend of fiction and memoir, Wittgensteins Nephew is not only a haunting meditation on the artists struggle to maintain a foothold on reality, but an impassioned eulogy to a real-life friendship. Promotional "Headline" If you havent read Bernhard, you will not know of the most radical advance in fiction since Joyce ... My advice: dive in. - Lucy Ellmann (author of the 2019 Booker Prize-shortlisted Ducks, Newburyport ). Details ISBN0571349986 Author David McLintock Pages 112 Publisher Faber & Faber Year 2019 ISBN-10 0571349986 ISBN-13 9780571349982 Format Paperback Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle A Friendship Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 833.914 Publication Date 2019-09-19 Short Title Wittgensteins Nephew Language English UK Release Date 2019-09-19 Replaces 9780571288410 AU Release Date 2019-09-19 Narrator Gracie Allen Birth 1868 Death 1936 Affiliation Royal Holloway, University of London, UK Position Professor of Early Medieval History Qualifications M.S., RN-CS, Pnp Edition Description Main Translator David McLintock Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:125706221;
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Book Title: Wittgenstein's Nephew: a Friendship
Item Height: 200mm
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Author: Thomas Bernhard
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Language: English
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Publisher: Faber & Faber
Publication Year: 2019
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Number of Pages: 112 Pages
