The Loser
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Vintage
Published: October 17, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781400077540
Subjects: Bernhard, Thomas - Prose & Criticism; Fiction; Fiction - General; Literary; Fiction / Literary; Canada; Gould, Glenn; Pianists
Description: The Loser centers on a fictional relationship between piano virtuoso Glenn Gould and two of his fellow students who feel compelled to renounce their musical ambitions in the face of Gould's incomparable genius. One commits suicide, while the other-- the obsessive, witty, and self-mocking narrator-- has retreated into obscurity.