"Everything in an intellectual mind is anarchy."
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 28 August 2016 21:51 (seven years ago) link
reading the abish memoir and the part where abish reads bernhard in vienna making me want some bernhard.
― scott seward, Sunday, 28 August 2016 22:28 (seven years ago) link
This is an indepedent translation of a book published a few years ago by his estate agent (and Bernhard's friend for about a decade), an account of many conversations with Bernhard.
http://shirtysleeves.blogspot.com/2019/02/preface-at-certain-point-in-his-long.html
Only have the 1st part so far (covering Jan '72) but its often really fucking funny in places.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 4 February 2019 22:34 (five years ago) link
OK, this is hilarious.
― Mince Pramthwart (James Morrison), Tuesday, 5 February 2019 00:25 (five years ago) link
We’ve often spoken about his death before. He’s changed his mind three times about where he wants to be buried. First it was Vienna, then Ohlsdorf, and now it’s Neukirchen bei Altmünster. During such conversations Thomas has repeatedly stressed that suicide, which is certainly the way that other people think he’s most likely to die, is something he’ll never commit no matter what. He isn’t about to do the world such a favor. Now he didn’t contradict me. He said that in the event of such a serious accident resulting in the loss of a leg, it would all be over for him, literally and completely over, because walking for hours on end is something he’s quite simply got to do. Thomas rolls up the two pairs of trousers so that he can take them with him to use in washing up and DIY work later on.
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 5 February 2019 08:53 (five years ago) link
Just started Yes, my first Bernhard.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 17 February 2020 19:06 (four years ago) link
I read that a couple of weeks ago! Not my first, and not his best, but still very good.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Monday, 17 February 2020 21:17 (four years ago) link
Picked up Woodcutters.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 16:35 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSHmANet3Ag
― Cocteau Twinks (jed_), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 16:14 (three years ago) link
Fantastic. I had never seen or heard him before.
I've always imagined per Woodcutters that this guy remains permanently seated, alarmed to see him get up and walk around halfway into this
― John Wesley Glasscock (Hadrian VIII), Tuesday, 9 February 2021 17:42 (three years ago) link
The person who did the subs for that has translated a lot of Bernhard stuff in his blog and is now having this one published next month:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cheap-Eaters-Thomas-Bernhard/dp/1943679134
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 10 February 2021 12:23 (three years ago) link
Walking is his among his best for me, just astonishing.
― groovemaaan, Monday, 10 May 2021 12:48 (two years ago) link
That isn't very much mentioned. I might just get it
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 10 May 2021 12:53 (two years ago) link
I want to try Jen Craig this year, here is a short interview where she talks about Bernhard a bit.
https://shortaustralianstories.com.au/q-a-with-jen-craig/
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 12 January 2024 21:54 (three months ago) link
She’s amazing.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Friday, 12 January 2024 22:54 (three months ago) link