The Loser Summary
Thomas Bernhard

The Loser Summary

The Loser by Thomas Bernhard is a series of ruminations and recollections about the relationships between three main characters: the narrator, Glenn Gould and Wertheimer. After Glenn Gould's death and Wertheimer's suicide, the narrator travels to Wertheimer's hunting-lodge in Traich where he ponders how meeting Glenn Gould has affected Wertheimer and himself during the last three decades. He comes to the conclusion that even though Glenn Gould's musical genius inspires them...

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