{"product_id":"woodcutters-paperback","title":"Woodcutters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFiercely observed, often hilarious, and \"reminiscent of Ibsen and Strindberg\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e), this exquisitely controversial novel was initially banned in its author's homeland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA searing portrayal of Vienna's bourgeoisie, it begins with the arrival of an unnamed writer at an 'artistic dinner' hosted by a composer and his society wife--a couple he once admired and has come to loathe. The guest of honor, a distinguished actor from the Burgtheater, is late. As the other guests wait impatiently, they are seen through the critical eye of the writer, who narrates a silent but frenzied tirade against these former friends, most of whom have been brought together by Joana, a woman they buried earlier that day. Reflections on Joana's life and suicide are mixed with these denunciations until the famous actor arrives, bringing an explosive end to the evening that even the writer could not have seen coming.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Holland in 1931 and grew up in Austria. He studied music at the Akademie Mozarteum in Salzburg. In 1957 he began a second career, as a playwright, poet, and novelist. The winner of the three most distinguished and coveted literary prizes awarded in Germany, he has become one of the most widely translated and admired writers of his generation. He published nine novels, an autobiography, one volume of poetry, four collections of short stories, and six volumes of plays. Thomas Bernhard died in Austria in 1989.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.08 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693519015999,"sku":"9781400077595","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/76be91687cf72496dde45bef696b7bbb.webp?v=1764999202","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/woodcutters-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}