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Bernhard's Prose
I have a review of Prose by Thomas Bernhard at The National.
Hard to believe this is the first English publication of Bernhard’s 1967 collection of short stories, but there you have it. It’s a great read, as are most of Bernhard’s that I’ve read.
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My review of Prose by Thomas Bernhard in The National
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