Goethe Dies
This collection of four stories by the writer George Steiner called “one of the masters of European fiction” is, as longtime fans of Thomas Bernhard would expect, bleakly comic and inspiringly rancorous. The subject of his stories vary: in one, Goethe summons Wittgenstein to discuss the Tractatus...
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This collection of four stories by the writer George Steiner called “one of the masters of European fiction” is, as longtime fans of Thomas Bernhard would expect, bleakly comic and inspiringly rancorous. The subject of his stories vary: in one, Goethe summons Wittgenstein to discuss the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus; “Montaigne: A Story (in 22 Installments)” tells of a yo
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780857423276 (0857423274)
Pages no: 112
Edition language: English
Typical Bernhard offering, but lacking in regards to what has already been published. Always good to read another Bernhard book, but there certainly are better ones. Reunion, the third story in this collection of four, stands up and can be counted as superior, which makes the reading of this book mo...
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