Extinction
By Thomas Bernhard
By Thomas Bernhard
By Thomas Bernhard
By Thomas Bernhard
Part of Vintage International
Part of Vintage International
Category: Literary Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction
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$16.00
Feb 08, 2011 | ISBN 9781400077618
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Aug 21, 2013 | ISBN 9780307833600
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Praise
“Grand, imposing, awe-inspiring.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Strangely gripping. . . . A highly original kind of writing that resembles musical patterns of theme, variations and recapitulation. . . . A fine and compelling prose accomplishment.”
—The Washington Times
“With a breathtaking sustained intensity . . . Bernhard assaults through the voice of Murau the modern world, as exemplified by his birthplace, Austria.”
—Chicago Tribune
“The particular fineness of Extinction lies in its depiction of a consciousness in action: Murau, it turns out, can be weak, admirable, reprehensible or mean-spirited, but his mind, as depicted on the page, seems absolutely true to life.”
—Washington Post Book World
“Not every raving maniac is a genius. Many are called but few are chosen. It’s a pretty exclusive club, but Bernhard made it. . . . Like Swift, Bernhard writes like a sacred monster. . . . He is a remarkable literary performer: a man who goes to extremes in ways that vivify our sense of human possibilities, however destructive.”
—The Wall Street Journal
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