Roithamer, a character based on Wittgenstein, has committed suicide having been driven to madness by his own frightening powers of pure thought. We witness the gradual breakdown of a genius ceaselessly compelled to correct and refine his perceptions until the only logical conclusion is the negation of his own soul.
| ISBN: | 9780099442547 |
| Publication date: | 6th March 2003 |
| Author: | Thomas Bernhard |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 249 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Narrative theme: Interior life Fiction in translation |