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About This Book:

Title: Correction

Other Available Formats:
Book, 1979
Paperback, 1983
Paperback, 1990

Synopsis
Roithamer, a Wittgenstein-like character who is driven mad by his own frightening powers of pure thought, commits suicide. A friend going through his effects after his death is confronted with the unknowability of another person. The story traces the breakdown of a genius ceaselessly compelled to correct and refine his perceptions.

Details
Series:             Vintage International Series
Language:        English

Size
Length:        288 Pages



Publisher Notes
First Line: After a mild pulmonary infection tended too little and too late, had suddenly turned into a severe pneumonia that took its toll of my entire body...




Industry Reviews
"'Correction' is something exceedingly rare among novels of recent years: a paradigm of consciousness and not simply a product...Bernhard has said that 'the art we need is the art of bearing the unbearable' and his novel joins that small group of literary works which nobly help us to do just that."
"The novel takes the frustrating inability to understand an abstract problem and makes it into the most compelling, sensuous experience possible."
(01/25/1998)


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is Correction and it was written by Thomas Bernhard. This edition of Correction is in a Paperback format. This books publish date is March 2010 and it has a suggested retail price of $15. There are 288 pages in the book and it was published by Vintage Books. The 10 digit ISBN is 1400077605 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9781400077601. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.