{"product_id":"the-voice-imitator-paperback","title":"The Voice Imitator - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Austrian playwright, novelist, and poet Thomas Bernhard (1931-89) is acknowledged as among the major writers of our times. At once pessimistic and exhilarating, Bernhard's work depicts the corruption of the modern world, the dynamics of totalitarianism, and the interplay of reality and appearance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this stunning translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Voice Imitator\u003c\/i\u003e, Bernhard gives us one of his most darkly comic works. A series of parable-like anecdotes-some drawn from newspaper reports, some from conversation, some from hearsay-this satire is both subtle and acerbic. What initially appear to be quaint little stories inevitably indict the sterility and callousness of modern life, not just in urban centers but everywhere. Bernhard presents an ordinary world careening into absurdity and disaster. Politicians, professionals, tourists, civil servants-the usual victims of Bernhard's inspired misanthropy-succumb one after another to madness, mishap, or suicide. The shortest piece, titled \"Mail,\" illustrates the anonymity and alienation that have become standard in contemporary society: \"For years after our mother's death, the Post Office still delivered letters that were addressed to her. The Post Office had taken no notice of her death.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In his disarming, sometimes hilarious style, Bernhard delivers a lethal punch with every anecdote. George Steiner has connected Bernhard to \"the great constellation of Kafka, Musil, and Broch,\" and John Updike has compared him to Grass, Handke, and Weiss. \u003ci\u003eThe Voice Imitator\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that Thomas Bernhard remains the most caustic satirist of our age.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Voice Imitator, translated by Kenneth Northcott, Bernhard gives us one of his most darkly comic works. A series of parable-like anecdotes - some drawn from newspaper reports, some from conversation, some from hearsay - this satire is both subtle and acerbic. What initially appear to be quaint little stories indict the sterility and callousness of modern life, not just in urban centers but everywhere. Bernhard presents an ordinary world careening into absurdity and disaster. Politicians, professionals, tourists, civil servants - the usual victims of Bernhard's inspired misanthropy - succumb one after another to madness, mishap, or suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.48 x 5.47 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227212726521,"sku":"9780226044026","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VGhHSDFCbG5vS0dXbDF0STA4NFFsQT09.webp?v=1768279008","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-voice-imitator-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}