{"product_id":"old-masters-a-comedy-paperback","title":"Old Masters: A Comedy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEwald Osers\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this exuberantly satirical novel, the tutor Atzbacher has been summoned by his friend Reger to meet him in a Viennese museum. While Reger gazes at a Tintoretto portrait, Atzbacher--who fears Reger's plans to kill himself--gives us a portrait of the musicologist: his wisdom, his devotion to his wife, and his love-hate relationship with \u003cbr\u003e art. With characteristically acerbic wit, Bernhard exposes the pretensions and aspirations of humanity in a novel at once pessimistic and strangely exhilarating. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Bernhard's . . . most enjoyable novel.\"--Robert Craft, \u003ci\u003eNew York \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eReview of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction.\"--George Steiner\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this exuberantly satirical novel, the tutor Atzbacher has been summoned by his friend Reger to meet in a Viennese museum. While Reger gazes at a Tintoretto portrait, Atzbacher--who fears Reger's plans to kill himself--gives us a portrait of the musicologist: his wisdom, his devotion to his wife, and his love-hate relationship with art. With characteristically acerbic wit, Bernhard exposes the pretensions and aspirations of humanity in a novel at once pessimistic and strangely exhilarating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWidely acclaimed as a novelist, playwright, and poet, \u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-89) won many of the most prestigious literary prizes of Europe, including the Austrian State Prize, the Bremen and Brüchner prizes, and Le Prix Séguier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.06 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 1992\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694902120511,"sku":"9780226043913","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/35a398f414dc7603507426d44917b98b.webp?v=1765002306","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/old-masters-a-comedy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}