{"product_id":"save-yourself-if-you-can-six-plays-hardcover","title":"Save Yourself If You Can: Six Plays - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of six Bernhard plays, all in English for the first time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSave Yourself if You Can\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of six plays that span the entirety of Thomas Bernhard's career as a dramatist. The plays collected in this long-awaited addition to Bernhard's oeuvre in English--\u003ci\u003eThe Ignoramus and the Madman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Celebrities\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eImmanuel Kant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Goal Attained\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSimply Complicated\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eElizabeth II\u003c\/i\u003e--traverse somber lyricism and misanthropy to biting satire and glorious slapstick. They explore themes that will be familiar to longtime readers of Bernhardt, but here they are presented in a subtly different register, attuned to the needs of the stage. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Bernhard\u003c\/b\u003e (1931-1989) grew up in Salzburg and Vienna, where he studied music. In 1957 he began a second career as a playwright, poet, and novelist. He went on to win many of the most prestigious literary prizes in Europe, including the Austrian State Prize, the Bremen and Br?hner prizes, and Le Prix S馮uier. \u003cb\u003eDouglas Robertson\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator based in Baltimore, Maryland. He has translated many works from German into English, and he has studied Thomas Bernhard's work for over ten years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.39 x 9.29 x 6.37 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764951908640,"sku":"9781803092584","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7cd7c936fc784976d20a9c68da6d3f15.webp?v=1780258614","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/save-yourself-if-you-can-six-plays-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}