内容简介
BernhardisoneofthemastersofcontemporaryEuropeanfictionOldMasters(1985)isThomasBernhard'sdevilishlyfunnystoryaboutthefriendshipbetweentwooldmen.ForoverthirtyyearsReger,amusiccritic,hassatonthesamebenchinfrontofaTintorettopaintinginaViennesemuseum,thinkingandrailingagainstcontemporarysociety,hisfellowmen,artists,theweather,eventhestateofpubliclavatories.HisfriendAtzbacherhasbeensummonedtomeethim,andthroughhiseyeswelearnmoreaboutReger-thetragicdeathofhiswife,histhoughtsofsuicideand,eventually,thetruepurposeoftheirappointment.Atoncepessimisticandexuberant,rancorousandhilarious,OldMastersisarichlysatiricalportraitofculture,genius,nationhood,class,thevalueofartandthepretensionsofhumanity.
作者简介
ThomasBernhard(1931-1989)wasoneofthegreatestGerman-languagenovelistsandplaywrightsofthe20thcentury.MuchhatedinhisnativeAustriaforhishighlyinventivederisionforallthingsAustrian(whichculminatedinhiswill,whichbannedfurtherpublicationofhisworkthere),Bernhardwroteaseriesofharsh,inventiveandbrilliantnovels,includingGargoyles?Correction,Wittgenstein'sNephew,OldMasters,YesandExtinction.