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the lime works

first united states edition, 1973. scarce.

surrealist novel "where the creativity and resourcefulness of a destructive personality is marshalled against itself in a nightmarish narration."

konrad has imprisioned himself and his wife in an abandoned lime works for five years while he's conducted strange experiments and prepared to write his magnum opus. the story begins with konrad's murder of his wife. the circumstances of this man's strange life, and those which led to this event, are unraveled through the course of the book by a life insurance salesman.

new york: alfred a. knopf. isgb: 0-394-47926-2. hardcover. book condition: light toning to block. very good +. jacket condition: minor shelfwear to corners, toning to back cover, unclipped ($5.95). very good +. Item #305

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Item #305 the lime works. thomas bernhard.
the lime works