{"product_id":"on-earth-and-in-hell-early-poems-paperback","title":"On Earth and in Hell: Early Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePeter Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first English translation of the earliest poetry of brilliant and disruptive Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard, widely considered one of the most innovative and original authors of the twentieth century and often associated with fellow mavericks Beckett, Kafka and Dostoevsky. A master of language, whose body of work was described in a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e book review as \"the most significant literary achievement since World War II,\" Bernhard's \u003ci\u003eOn Earth and in Hell\u003c\/i\u003e offers a distilled perspective on the essence of his artistry and his theme of death as the only reality. A remarkable achievement by highly-respected translator Peter Waugh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-1989) was an Austrian playwright, novelist, and poet. His body of work was cited in a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e book review as the most significant literary achievement since World War II. He is widely considered one of the most innovative and original authors of the twentieth century and often associated with fellow mavericks Beckett, Kafka and Dostoevsky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Waugh\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, editor and translator, born in Barnet, London in 1956. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003esubdream\u003c\/i\u003e the Vienna Journal of English Language Poetry, and publisher of Labyrinth poetry books. He studied with Allen Ginsberg, Ann Waldman, Jackson Mac Low, Ed Sanders, Andrew Schelling, Blixa Bargeld, Andrei Bitov, Henri Chopin and others. His poetry has appeared in anthologies and magazines in England, the United States, Austria, Slovakia, Macedonia and Croatia, as well as in the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eHorizon Firelight\u003c\/i\u003e (2000) and \u003ci\u003eHaiku Butterfly Death Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). He is a member of Übersetzergemeinschaft literarischer und wissenschaftlicher Werke (Austrian Society of Literary and Academic Translators) and his highly-respected translations include the bilingual German-English volumes \u003ci\u003eTerminal\u003c\/i\u003e by Klara Köttner-Benigni and \u003ci\u003eStandpoints\u003c\/i\u003e by Edith Sommer. He lives in Vienna.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 10, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769860653344,"sku":"9781941110232","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/86beddf0e06b910db3123d704cbf0126.webp?v=1780358487","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-earth-and-in-hell-early-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}