Extinction
a novel
University of Chicago Press ed.
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Author
Publication
1996 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
81,250 words, Guess
Page Count
325 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedefensedelaferel00cart
- ISBN-100226043835
- ISBN-139780226043838
- Goodreads385347
- Library of Congress Control Number96023209
Classifications
- DDC833/.914
- LCCPT2662.E7 A9513 1996
- LCCPT2662.E7A9513 1996
Description
Extinction, Thomas Bernhard's last work of fiction, takes the form of the autobiographical testimony of Franz-Josef Murau, the intellectual black sheep of a powerful Austrian land-owning family. Murau lives in Rome in self-imposed exile from his family, surrounded by a coterie of artistic and intellectual friends. On returning from his sister's wedding to the "wine-cork manufacturer" on the family estate of Wolfsegg, having resolved never to go home again, Murau receives a telegram informing him of the death of his parents and brother in a car crash. Not only must he now go back, he must do so as the master of Wolfsegg. And he must decide its fate. . Divided into two halves, Extinction explores Murau's rush of memories of Wolfsegg as he stands at his Roman window considering the fateful telegram, in counterpoint to his return to Wolfsegg and the preparations for the funeral itself.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Phoenix fiction
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