LoserThomas Bernhard
Loser
by Thomas Bernhard · first published 2013
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BTW, have you read the novel 'The Loser' by Thomas Bernhard? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Loser_(book) I bet most people here would like it. One of the three main characters is a fictitious Glenn Gould.
on “Glenn Gould Interviews Glenn Gould about Glenn Gould” ↗Check out "The Loser" by Thomas Bernhard. Not a biography, but an excellent novel inspired by Bach
on “Beneath the surface of Bach’s music is a world of numerology and cunning craft” ↗Just finished reading The Loser by Thomas Bernhard. Cruel, repetitive, ironic... effing brilliant. It's about three pianists - one of them it's Glenn Gould, and how meeting him ruined the life of the other two. Currently reading High…
on “Ask HN: What books are you reading” ↗…would not take long to outstrip our feeble powers. There would be no question of the machines dying, and they would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits." [0] Thomas Bernhard's The Loser is a fantastic account of the opposite standpoint---of the second best piano student, who cannot stand existing in a world with Glenn Gould.
on “Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking” ↗…long to outstrip our feeble powers. There would be no question of the machines dying, and they would be able to converse with each other to sharpen their wits." On the other hand, Thomas Bernhard's The Loser is a horrifying account of the opposite standpoint---of an essentially second best piano student who cannot stand existing in a world with Glenn Gould.
on “"I'm on a war footing": Terry Tao and the crisis in math” ↗