One night in the middle of winter as deep snow covers the mountains and forests a doctor is crossing the ridge in Austria from Traich to Foumlding to see a patient He stumbles over a body in the darkness and fears it is a corpse But itrsquos not a corpse at all In fact itrsquos wooden-legged Victor Halfwit collapsed but still very much alive So begins this simultaneously absurd and tragic tale by celebrated Austrian playwright novelist and poet Thomas BernhardCombining the darkly comic voice and vision of Bernhard with the lush and beautiful collages of Indian designer Sunandini Banerjee Victor Halfwit is a unique and collectible artistrsquos book Illustrated in color throughout this edition imaginatively presents Bernhardrsquos fable in a distinctive and unconventional style It is the perfect gift book that will be cherished by fans of Bernhardrsquos other works and will inspire new interest among visual artists.
