Woodcutters by Thomas Bernhard
Woodcutters is a darkly humorous critique of Vienna's artistic elite. The story takes place over the course of a single evening, as the narrator attends a dinner party in honor of a recently successful actor. As the evening progresses, he reflects on the pretentiousness and hypocrisy of the guests, the mediocrity of their artistic achievements, and the tragic suicide of his former lover. The novel is a scathing indictment of the vanity and self-delusion of the artistic community.
The 1747th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1984
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 181
- Words
- Unknown
- Original Language
- German
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