
My Prizes
Thomas Bernhard(Author)
Notting Hill Editions (Publisher)
Published on 1. September 2011
Book
Hardback
128 pages
978-1-907903-44-1 (ISBN)
Description
Completed in 1980 but published here for the first time, My Prizes is an accounting - prize by prize, blow by blow - of the background and circumstances of reception of nine literary prizes that Thomas Bernhard was awarded between 1963 and 1980, followed by some of the speeches he delivered on those occasions - each of which was also the occasion for scandal or worse. The result is a portrait of the artist as prizewinner and prize farceur: sardonic, laconic, biting-the-hand, relishing both the world and himself with bitter amusement. 'Thank goodness for Thomas Bernhard, the most truthful, the funniest and the most musical of writers since Marcel Proust.' Gabriel Josipovici
Reviews / Votes
'The English translations of his work and their growing readership, will surely solidify Bernhard's legacy as one of the most important authors of the 20th century.' -- Jessica Ferri 'Thank goodness for Thomas Bernhard, the most truthful, the funniest, and the most musical of writers since Marcel Proust.' -- Gabriel JosipoviciMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 190 mm
Width: 120 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
176 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-907903-44-1 (9781907903441)
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Persons
Thomas Bernhard was born in Holland in 1931 and grew up in Austria. He is increasingly regarded as the major European writer of his generation. His novels include The Loser, Frost, Gargoyles, Correction, Wittgenstein's Nephew and Extinction. The five segments of his memoir were published in one volume, Gathering Evidence, in 1985. Thomas Bernhard died in 1989.