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Thomas Bernhard

Influential Austrian novelist and playwright of the post-war era

Did you know?In his final will, he banned all performances and publications of his literary work within Austria for the duration of his copyright.

Nicolaas Thomas Bernhard (German:; 9 February 1931 – 12 February 1989) was an Austrian novelist, playwright, poet and polemicist who is considered one of the most important German-language authors of the postwar era.

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Born: February 9, 1931 · Heerlen, Netherlands
Died: February 12, 1989
Nationality: Austrian
Known for: Literature, Film, Scholarship

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Father: Alois Zuckerstätter
Mother: Herta Fabjan

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