Verstorung By Thomas Bernhard

Verstorung gargoyles the german title means something like disturbance or derangement a fairly apt title while the english translation has opted for gargoyles which is also pretty good for this book is about both and morethe idea of equating physical disease and decay with moral disease and decay is.

Verstorung by thomas bernhard. Verstorung ist ein 1967 erschienener roman des osterreichischen schriftstellers thomas bernharddie erstveroffentlichung erfolgte im insel verlagwie bereits durch den titel angedeutet stehen die fur bernhards fruhe prosa typischen motivkomplexe krankheit und tod und wahnsinn und selbstmord im zentrum dieses textes. 9 february 1931 12 february 1989 was an austrian novelist playwright and poetbernhards body of work has been called the most significant literary achievement since world war ii he is widely considered to be one of the most important german speaking authors of the postwar postmodernist era. Herausgegeben von anneliese botond on thomas bernhard. Considered together both titles communicate this philosophical novels themes of abjection decay and madness.

Nicolaas thomas bernhard german. His work includes almost no description of anything physical instead creating a very detailed inner life for his characters. In its english translation thomas bernhards 1967 breakthrough novel verstorung received the title gargoyles. Edited by anneliese botond frankfurt.

Home austria thomas bernhard verstorung gargoyles. Suhrkamp verlag 1970 pp.