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Bringing together Thomas Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, this collection contains short, untitled lyrics presenting his early explorations of themes that would continue to preoccupy him in his novels, plays, and other writings - especially his intense ambivalence toward the land and people of Austria and their then-recent Nazi past.

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"For all their acrid elegance, [these poems] are compelling because Thomas Bernhard wrote them... [T]hey ... show how deeply Bernhard, the caustic besmircher of the native nest, was rooted in the soil of his homeland. Every line suggests that his love of it was almost equal to his loathing."--Eric Ormsby, New York Sun

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Translator's Preface vii In Hora Mortis 1 Under the Iron of the Moon 45 Index of First Lines 161

In Hora Mortis Under the Iron of the Moon

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 22/05/2006
      ISBN13: 9780691126425, 978-0691126425
      ISBN10: 0691126429

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Bringing together Thomas Bernhard's second and third books of poetry, this collection contains short, untitled lyrics presenting his early explorations of themes that would continue to preoccupy him in his novels, plays, and other writings - especially his intense ambivalence toward the land and people of Austria and their then-recent Nazi past.

      Trade Review
      "For all their acrid elegance, [these poems] are compelling because Thomas Bernhard wrote them... [T]hey ... show how deeply Bernhard, the caustic besmircher of the native nest, was rooted in the soil of his homeland. Every line suggests that his love of it was almost equal to his loathing."--Eric Ormsby, New York Sun

      Table of Contents
      Translator's Preface vii In Hora Mortis 1 Under the Iron of the Moon 45 Index of First Lines 161

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