Gargoyles
A Novel
$28.75
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
17 October 2006
Summary
The playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard was one of the most widely translated and admired writers of his generation, winner of the three most coveted literary prizes in Germany. Gargoyles, one of his earliest novels, is a singular, surreal study of the nature of humanity.
One morning a doctor and his son set out on daily rounds through the grim mountainous Austrian countryside. They observe the colorful characters they encounter—from an innkeeper whose wife has been murdered to a …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781400077557 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1400077559 |
| Author: | Thomas Bernhard |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books USA |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 17 October 2006 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 15mm x 134mm x 204mm |
| Series: | Vintage International (Paperback) |
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About The Author
Thomas Bernhard
Thomas Bernhard was born in Holland in 1931 and grew up in Austria. His interest in music and theater led him to study at the Akademie Mozarteum in Salzburg. He published nine novels, an autobiography, one volume of poetry, four collections of short stories, and six volumes of plays. He died in Austria in 1989.
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