"Thomas Bernhard was one of the few major writers of the second half of this century."-Gabriel Josipovici, Independent
"With his death, European letters lost one of its most perceptive, uncompromising voices since the war."-Spectator
Widely acclaimed as a novelist, playwright, and poet, Thomas Bernhard (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.