{"product_id":"old-masters-a-comedy-phoenix-fiction","title":"Old Masters: A Comedy (Phoenix Fiction)","description":"In this exuberantly satirical novel, the tutor Atzbacher has been summoned by his friend Reger to meet him in a Viennese museum. While Reger gazes at a Tintoretto portrait, Atzbacher—who fears Reger's plans to kill himself—gives us a portrait of the musicologist: his wisdom, his devotion to his wife, and his love-hate relationship with\nart. With characteristically acerbic wit, Bernhard exposes the pretensions and aspirations of humanity in a novel at once pessimistic and strangely exhilarating.\n\n\"Bernhard's . . . most enjoyable novel.\"—Robert Craft, New York Review of Books.\n\n\"Bernhard is one of the masters of contemporary European fiction.\"—George Steiner\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0226043916\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0226043916.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Bernhard, Thomas|Osers, Ewald\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331419930685,"sku":"BVV.0226043916.A","price":12.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0226043916-0.jpg?v=1783548338","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/old-masters-a-comedy-phoenix-fiction","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}