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It is 1967, in a Viennese hospital. In separate wards: the narrator named Thomas Bernhard, is stricken with a lung ailment; his friend Paul, nephew of Ludwig Wittgenstein, is suffering fom one of his periodic bouts of madness. Bernhard traces the growth of an intense friendship between two... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Paul Wittgenstein: Ludwig Wittgenstein (the famous philosopher)'s nephew and author's friend
- Thomas Berhnard: Narrator, who is suffering from a Lung disease
Series & Lists edit
This is book 273 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Color Purple, and followed by A Pale View of Hills.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Thomas Bernhard (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 039456376X
Page Count: 1
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1989
ISBN: 039456376X
Page Count: 1
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 833.914
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