Biography
Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (German: [ˈtoːmas ˈbɛʁnhaʁt]; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright and poet who explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilization in general and Austrian culture in particular. Bernhard's body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II." He is widely considered to be one of the most important German-language authors of the postwar era.
Filmography
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Movies 21
Writer 12
self 8
TV Shows 2
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Histrionics (1990)
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Novel
We (1990)
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Heldenplatz (1989)
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Minetti (1977)
Movie
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The Cultist (1974)
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Theatre Play
The Ignoramus and the Madman (1972)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1931-02-09
Deathday1989-02-12 (58 years old)
Birth NameNicolaas Thomas Bernhard
Birth PlaceHeerlen, Netherlands
FatherAlois Zuckerstätter
MotherHerta Fabjan
CitizenshipsAustria
AwardsAustrian Promotional Prize for Literature, Prix Médicis étranger, Georg Büchner Prize, Franz-Grillparzer-Preis, Literaturpreis der Stadt Bremen, Feltrinelli Prize, Grimme-Preis, Anton Wildgans Prize
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