{"product_id":"woodcutters","title":"Woodcutters","description":"\u003cp\u003eReissued with stunning artwork by Leanne Shapton and a new afterword, Woodcutters is Thomas Bernhard's most famous novel: a blistering European classic.\u003cbr\u003e\n'Penetrating and satirical ... Superbly distinctive and provocative.' - New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn unnamed writer arrives at an 'artistic dinner' hosted by a composer and his society wife: a couple he once admired, but has now come to detest. They have been brought together by their friend Joana's suicide, but the guest of honour, a famous actor from the Burgtheatre, is late. As the guests await his arrival, little do they know that they are being subjected to the narrator's merciless scrutiny from his wing-backed throne, the targets of a tirade of epic, frenzied proportions. When the star actor finally arrives, he ushers in an explosive end to the evening that is impossible to see coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally banned in Thomas Bernhard's homeland, Woodcutters brutally exposes the hollow pretentiousness of the Austrian bourgeoisie in an unforgettable firework display of humour and horror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas Bernhard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67632597434521,"sku":"9780571349999","price":790.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/5642\/6905\/files\/woodcutters.jpg?v=1791453515","url":"https:\/\/booksworldstore.com\/products\/woodcutters","provider":"Books World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}