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Minetti by Thomas Bernhard

blueyorkie's review against another edition

5.0

Two plays in one book.
Thomas Bernhard's books are a portrait of the obsessive absurdity of living.

First Play: Minetti

Spoiler

In Ostend, an actor named Minetti tries to play King Lear, when the last time he did was in Flensburg, after thirty years. It is a very emotional monologue, sometimes interspersed with dialogue, sometimes with a girl, sometimes with other actors at the moment.

Second Play: No Alvo (In the Target)

Spoiler

1st Part: Dialogue between a mother and her daughter, about routine day-to-day discussions and pieces of advice from each other. In the 2nd Part, it appears dramatically, an enigmatic character.

geemont235's review

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

piccoline's review

5.0

Lovely. Sad.

I've been too long away from [a:Thomas Bernhard|7745|Thomas Bernhard|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1326833554p2/7745.jpg], and especially his plays. Wonderful to have this in English. Please keep the translations coming...