Concrete (Beton, 1982) is a novel by Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard.[1]

Like many of Bernhard’s books, Concrete is written in the form of a monologue—essentially a rant lasting for 150 pages with no chapter breaks or even separate paragraphs—by Rudolf, a Viennese amateur musicologist and convalescent. Almost completely isolated from the world, Rudolf, who suffers from sarcoidosis, has spent his adult life pursuing many writing projects on classical musicians.[2]

A new edition of the novel, along with other out-of-print works by Bernhard, was published in 2012 on Faber & Faber's 'Faber Finds' imprint.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Concrete". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  2. ↑ Bernhard, Thomas (2010). Concrete. David McLintock (1st Vintage International ed.). New York: Vintage Books. ISBN 978-1-4000-7757-1. OCLC 462882983.
  3. ↑ "Concrete". Faber & Faber. Retrieved 2021-10-17.


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