by Thomas Bernhard
An excellent Bernhard... clearer and mellower... there is even a positive character in it (!!). Really 4.5 stars.... But that 'positiveness' does take away just a smidgen... ;-)
monomaniacal curmudgeon aka unreliable narrator whom I think doth protest too much spews hate from a wing chair.lots of words, no point. also no chapter breaks, no dialogue, no plot, no relief in sight. mind-numbingly repetitive - the perfect before-bed soporofic.this is highly rated and lauded by...
Before the year 2012 was out, I needed my usual fix of Thomas Bernhard... I've picked my favourite: "Holzfällen" (meaning literally "Lumbering"). I've read this in German a long time ago. This time round I wanted to tackle him through an English translation.I've chosen the McLintock translation, due...
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