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4 years agoany description or comparison you can make? I’ve seen him in libraries but i’ve never looked into him, just know he’s postwar. I’ve read one novel by Bernhard and part of another though i’ve stalled out recently. wikipedia says schmidt plays a lot with colloquial language. colloquial language is a huge weak spot for me in german cause i mainly read academic nonfiction so that could be a good but difficult thing
that sounds appealing. mostly i like prose thats elaborate and innovative without being overwrought, and i also really like jokes. i’ll probably find something on libgen or whatever and check it out. thanks for the recommendation
& unfortunately adhd issues are making it difficult to get in the flow of reading at this very moment but i have a appt soon so hopefully helps me read again soon
edit also i realize i didn’t say this, what i liked about bernhard is pretty much just the way he writes, it’s probably been like a year or two since i read Beton and i don’t remember what the book was actually about lol. but yeah joyous is a pretty clear contrast. idk if you’ve ever read anything by krasznahorkai but i saw someone on twitter describe him as “if the world bernhard’s characters thought they lived in was actually real” and i thought that was the funniest shit ive ever seen