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The Loser by Jack Dawson, Thomas Bernhard (1996, Paperback, Reissue) 
The Loser by Jack Dawson, Thomas Bernhard (1996, Paperback, Reissue)

 
The Loser by Jack Dawson, Thomas Bernhard (1996, Paperback, Reissue)

Author: Jack Dawson, Thomas Bernhard
Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
Publication Date: 1996-11-01
Series: Phoenix Poets Series
Language: English
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0226043886
ISBN-13: 9780226043883
Product ID: EPID990154
Description: Thomas Bernhard's novel is based loosely on the life of pianist Glenn Gould, whose monstrous talents destroy two of his friends.
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Synopsis
Thomas Bernhard's novel is based loosely on the life of pianist Glenn Gould, whose monstrous talents destroy two of his friends.

Details
Publication Date:1996-11-01
Series:Phoenix Poets Series
Edition Description:Reissue

Size
Length:289 pages
Height:8.3 in
Width:5.5 in
Thickness:0.5 in
Weight:8.0 oz

Publisher's Note
"The Loser" is a brilliant fictional account of an imaginary relationship among three men--the late piano virtuoso Glenn Gould, the unnamed narrator, and a fictional pianist, Wertheimer--who meet in 1953 to study with Vladimir Horowitz. In the face of Gould's incomparable genius, Wertheimer and the narrator renounce their musical ambition, but in very different ways. While the latter set out to write a book about Gould, Wertheimer sinks deep into despair and self-destruction.

A brilliant account of an imagined relationship among three men- including the late piano virtuoso Glenn Gould- who meet in 1953 to study with Vladimir Horowitz.

Industry Reviews
"Like Swift, Bernhard writes like a sacred monster....A remarkable literary performer: [he] goes to extremes in ways that vivify our sense of human possibilities, however destructive."
Wall Street Journal - Richard Locke

"The excellence of Bernhard-and it is a kind virtuosity, ably maintained in this American translation-is to make his monotonous loathing not only sting but also, like Gould at the piano, sing."
Times Literary Supplement - Paul Griffiths

"Thomas Bernhard, the Austrian who hates Austria, has a reputation for being somehow 'difficult,' but although THE LOSER deals with such weighty subjects as art, ambition and the futility of endeavor, and although it is scarred by lung disease and suicide, it made me laugh out loud. Sentence by sentence, the structure of the book is at once a mystery and a marvel. Obsessive, elliptical, loopy and so perfectly splenetic. It is a jewel."
Salon - Peter Carey (07/12/1999)

"America has been sadly immune to the charm and challenge of Bernhard's work and the American public has deprived itself of the deep and serious pleasure of reading one of the great writers of this century....One of the great works of world literature. Its arrival on these shores is a significant literary event."
McGonigle

"[A] complex and unsettling novel....Rendered in a consistently joyless voice, this novel about genius and obsession uses language that moves in loops around itself, mirroring the thought processes of a compulsive mind. Drawn to the same cycle of events, the same questions, the unnamed narrator--who both is and is not Thomas Bernhard--dissects the past, assigns responsibility and, at times, deceives himself. Except for the first page, the internal monologue runs in one unbroken paragraph until the end of the book....Translated by Jack Dawson, the text faithfully adheres to the pattern of Bernhard's monologue."
New York Times Book Review - Ursula Hegi (09/08/1991)

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