Items related to The Loser
Reissued with stunning artwork and a new afterword by Leanne Shapton, The Loser is Thomas Bernhard's iconic portrait of creative obsession.
Mid-century Austria. Three aspiring concert pianists - Wertheimer, Glenn Gould, and the narrator - have dedicated their lives to achieving the status of a virtuoso. But one day, two of them overhear Gould playing Bach's Goldberg Variations, and his incomparable genius instantly destroys them both.
They are forced to abandon their musical ambitions: Wertheimer, over a tortured process of disintegration that sees him becoming obsessed with both writing and his own sister, with whom he has a quasi-incestuous relationship culminating in death; and the narrator, instantly, retreating into obscurity to write a book that he periodically destroys and restarts.
Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, Thomas Bernhard's dazzling meditation on failure, genius, and fame is a radical new reading experience: musical, paralysing, raging, and inimitable.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Review:
The most significant literary achievement since World War II . The master. , New York Times
When indefatigable obsession looms large as it does in Bernhard (and his revered precursor Kafka) the result for the reader is a strange exhilaration and the thrall at being admitted into the mind of a maddened, magical genius., Edna O'Brien
Bernhard induces the kind of intoxication whereby it becomes almost difficult to read anyone else ... A supremely funny writer., Geoff Dyer
Book Description:
I absolutely love Bernhard: he is one of the darkest and funniest writers ... A must read for everybody.
The most significant literary achievement since World War II . The master. , New York Times
When indefatigable obsession looms large as it does in Bernhard (and his revered precursor Kafka) the result for the reader is a strange exhilaration and the thrall at being admitted into the mind of a maddened, magical genius., Edna O'Brien
Bernhard induces the kind of intoxication whereby it becomes almost difficult to read anyone else ... A supremely funny writer., Geoff Dyer
Reissued with stunning artwork and a new afterword by Leanne Shapton, this is Thomas Bernhard's iconic portrait of creative obsession.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 0571349978
- ISBN 13 9780571349975
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
- Rating
Other Popular Editions of the Same Title
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
The Loser (Paperback)
Published by
Faber & Faber, London
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. 'When indefatigable obsession looms large as it does in Thomas Bernhard (and his revered precursor Kafka) the result for the reader is a strange exhilaration and the thrall at being admitted into the mind of a maddened, magical genius.' - Edna O'BrienMid-century Austria. Three aspiring concert pianists - Wertheimer, Glenn Gould, and the narrator - have dedicated their lives to achieving the status of a virtuoso. But one day, two of them overhear Gould playing Bach's Goldberg Variations, and his incomparable genius instantly destroys them both.They are forced to abandon their musical ambitions: Wertheimer, over a tortured process of disintegration that sees him becoming obsessed with both writing and his own sister, with whom he has a quasi-incestuous relationship culminating in death; and the narrator, instantly, retreating into obscurity to write a book that he periodically destroys and restarts.Written as a monologue in one remarkable unbroken paragraph, Bernhard's dazzling meditation on failure, genius, and fame is a radical new reading experience: musical, paralysing, raging, and inimitable. Reissued with stunning artwork and a new afterword by Leanne Shapton, this is Thomas Bernhard's iconic portrait of creative obsession. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780571349975
Buy New
£ 14.41
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber 2019-09-19, London
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
paperback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. Language: ENG. Seller Inventory # 9780571349975
Buy New
£ 10.99
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Book is in NEW condition. Seller Inventory # 0571349978-2-1
Buy New
£ 16.27
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. New! This book is in the same immaculate condition as when it was published. Seller Inventory # 353-0571349978-new
Buy New
£ 16.28
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 15
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. In. Seller Inventory # ria9780571349975_new
Buy New
£ 10.12
Convert currency
Stock Image
LOSER
Published by
Faber and Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 2
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 7.80x5.08x0.43 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0571349978
Buy New
£ 10.14
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Paperback / softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Seller Inventory # B9780571349975
Buy New
£ 11.49
Convert currency
Seller Image
Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 35695748-n
Buy New
£ 10.07
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 2019. Main. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780571349975
Buy New
£ 20.32
Convert currency
Stock Image
The Loser
Published by
Faber & Faber
(2019)
ISBN 10: 0571349978
ISBN 13: 9780571349975
New
Softcover
Quantity: 10
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. 2019. Main. Paperback. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780571349975
Buy New
£ 22.98
Convert currency