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| Discussion: Thomas Bernhard Thomas Bernhard is all I can read right now. I can't get enough. >>By Chris Honigman The Loser is great. I love Bernhards views about music. The narrator's relationship with Glen Gould was used as an excellent example of what happens when artists turn away from their art, seeing it as futile. He lets us know that we are all crazy with seductive mad ramblings in his head that seem all too familiar. We are reminded by "The Loser" that we cannot create innocent, pure art anymore and thus we are all losers. In America we are all taught we are special and everyone is capable of original meaningful expression; Bernhard regards this notion as primitive and silly. >>By John Leonard Has anyone read the autobiography, "Gathering Evidence"? I love everything of his, but this is my favorite. I have read it 3 times and lost a friend over it because she thought he was hateful. >>By runner i totally agree with chris. bernhards novels are a tremendous read and once you've got hooked there's no escape route. such engraving words and sentences! i love especially "the lime works", haven't read his autobiographical writings yet. >>By von_goell72 I've read most of Bernhard. I found "Gathering Evidence" his best. "Correction" and "Extinction" were a close second. Does anyone have a good translation of "Frost?" "Frost" was translated by Michael Hofmann and "The Voice Imitator" was translated by Kenneth Northcott, and I found both of these to be disappointing. I know what you mean, Chris, I am still grieving over finishing his books. And runner, drop the girlfriend. If she doesn't get Bernard, how can you expect the relationship to last? Gigi . >>By Gigi You are not logged in. To access all functionality, you can log in via Flork. Flork is a worldwide community of people who are interested in music, movies and books. As a Flork-User, you can participate in this and other discussions, meet new people and exchange messages with other members directly: www.flork.com |