Gitta Honegger — Thomas Bernhard: The Making of an Austrian

Yale University Press, 2012. Softcover. Fine Condition. 9780300194609 Missing its dust cover. Firmly bound, clean unmarked pages, clean bright covers. This book, the first comprehensive biography of Thomas Bernhard in English, examines his life and work and their intricate relationship to Austria's geographical, political, and cultural transformations in the twentieth century. While Bernhard was the scourge of his native culture, Honegger explains, he was also a product of that same culture. Appreciation of his controversial impact on his society is possible only through an understanding of the contradictions, the shame, and the achievements that mark Austrians' self-perception in the postwar years. Honegger shows that for Bernhard the theater was not only a profession but also a paradigm for his life, and that performance was the primary force animating his writing and self-construction. Even after his death, Bernhard's carefully constructed biography continues to fascinate, shock, and expose the Austrian culture at large. 400 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN/EAN: 9780300194609. Inventory No: dscf12144.