In 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
art. With characteristically acerbic wit, Bernhard exposes the
pretensions and aspirations of humanity in a novel at once pessimistic
and strangely exhilarating.
Country | USA |
Brand | University of Chicago Press |
Manufacturer | University of Chicago Press |
Binding | Paperback |
ItemPartNumber | new18-November162015-b0087374 |
ReleaseDate | 1992-11-15 |
UnitCount | 1 |
EANs | 9780226043913 |