The world-fixer
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Author
Contributions
- Glowa, Josef K., 1954- - Contributor
- McManus, Donald Cameron, 1959- - Contributor
- Hurley-Glowa, Susan Margaret. - Contributor
Publication
2005 - Ariadne Press, Riverside, CA, California
Language
English
Word Count
23,250 words, Guess
Page Count
93 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3423368M
- ISBN-101572411422
- OCLC Control Number58728992
- Library of Congress Control Number2005045441
- Goodreads307450
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- LibraryThing2523605
Classifications
- DDC833/.914
- LCCPT2662.E7 W3513 2005
Description
"This translation of Thomas Bernhard's Der Weltverbesserer makes a contemporary masterpiece available to English language readers for the first time. While echoing the dramatic works of Samuel Becket, Heiner Muller and Peter Handke, The World-Fixer is quintessentially Bernhardian and one of his most stage-worthy plays. Presenting a theme he would explore in the play Ritter Dene Voss and the novels Wittgenstein's Nephew and The Loser, The World-Fixer revolves around a self-centered, self-styled genius loosely patterned on Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. The protagonist is the author of an obscure philosophical tract ostensibly designed to improve the condition of the world, if the world could only understand it. Over the course of a day he looks forward to receiving an honorary degree while reflecting on his life and engaging in dysfunctional banter. Combining absurdist comedy with an astute satire of academic pomposity, The World-Fixer ultimately gives a moving portrait of simple human frailty."--Jacket.
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Series Statement
- Studies in Austrian literature, culture, and thought.
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