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Thomas Bernhard

(1931–1989) Writer Austria

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Thomas Bernhard was a writer from Austria, best known for Verstörung.

Quick Facts About Thomas Bernhard

Born
February 9, 1931
Died
February 12, 1989
Nationality
Austria
Profession
Writer
Notable works
Verstörung
Known for
The Loser, Extinction, Woodcutters, Heldenplatz, Correction

About Thomas Bernhard

Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright, poet and polemicist who is considered one of the most important German-language authors of the postwar era. He explored themes of death, isolation, obsession and illness in controversial literature that was pessimistic about the human condition and highly critical of post-war Austrian and European culture. He developed a distinctive prose style often featuring multiple perspectives on characters and events, idiosyncratic vocabulary and punctuation, and long monologues by protagonists on the verge of insanity.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Anton Wildgans Prize Grimme-Preis Feltrinelli Prize Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen Franz-Grillparzer-Preis Georg Büchner Prize Prix Médicis étranger Austrian Promotional Prize for Literature

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