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Thomas Bernhard was born on 9 February 1931 in Heerlen, the Netherlands, where his unmarried Austrian mother, Herta Bernhard, worked as a maid. In the autumn of 1931, Herta took Thomas to Vienna to live with her parents: Anna Bernhard and her de facto husband, the novelist Johannes Freumbichler.
Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (* 9. Februar 1931 in Heerlen, Niederlande; † 12. Februar 1989 in Gmunden, Oberösterreich) war ein österreichischer Schriftsteller. 1970 erhielt er den Georg-Büchner-Preis; seit den 1980er-Jahren wird er international zu den bedeutendsten österreichischen und deutschsprachigen Autoren gerechnet.
Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian writer who explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilization in general and Austrian culture in particular.
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Apr 17, 2013 · A review of six novels by the Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard, who is considered one of the greatest authors in the German language since World War II. The novels are characterized by their black humor, realism, and criticism of social and personal failures.
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- February 12, 1989
- February 9, 1931
- The Loser by Thomas Bernhard, Jack Dawson (Translator), Renata Colorni (Translator), Mati Sirkel (Translator)
- Woodcutters by Thomas Bernhard, David McLintock (Translator)
- Wittgenstein's Nephew.
- Concrete by Thomas Bernhard, David McLintock (Translator)
Dec 24, 2010 · Two newly translated texts provide an opportunity to correct the woeful stature of the Austrian playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard in the English-speaking world.
Feb 17, 1989 · Thomas Bernhard, an Austrian playwright and novelist whose last theater work caused demonstrations and a censorship dispute when it was staged in Vienna several months ago, died of a heart...
