The playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard was one of the most widely translated and admired writers of his generation, winner of the three most coveted literary prizes i...
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Тонкий, атмосферный роман в духе Вирджинии Вулф, раскрывающий причуды памяти, природу любви и указывающий на хрупкость всего того, к чему мы, казалось бы, привыкли.
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