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This book delves into profound questions about existence, consciousness, and the nature of truth, offering readers a thought-provoking journey through complex narratives and philosophical musings. more

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Thomas Bernhard
Thomas Bernhard

Thomas Bernhard, born on February 9, 1931 and died on February 12, 1989, was an influential Austrian novelist. His works are renowned for their unique style and profound criticism of social reality. more

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“and they shook hands, hit each other on the shoulder, then there was forty feet of distance between them and nothing to do but drive away in opposite directions. Within a mile Ennis felt like someone was pulling his guts out hand over hand a yard at a time. He stopped at the side of the road and, in the whirling new snow, tried to puke but nothing came up. He felt about as bad as he ever had and it took a long time for the feeling to wear off.”

“She lost much of her appetite. At night, an invisible hand kept shaking her awake every few hours. Grief was physiological, a disturbance of the blood. Sometimes a whole minute would pass in nameless dread - the bedside clock ticking, the blue moonlight coating the window like glue - before she`d remember the brutal fact that had caused it.”

“Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.”