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Thomas Bernhard was an Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet. He was born in Heerlen, Netherlands in 1931 and died in Gmunden, Austria in 1989. His work explored death, social injustice, and human misery in controversial literature that was deeply pessimistic about modern civilization in general and Austrian culture in particular. Bernhard's body of work has been called "the most significant literary achievement since World War II." He is widely considered to be one of the most important German-language authors of the postwar era.

Here are some of his most notable works:

* Gel (1963)
* Frost (1964)
* The Loser (1965)
* The Lime Works (1970)
* Old Masters (1985)
* Woodcutters (1984)

Bernhard was a controversial figure during his lifetime, and his work was often banned or censored. However, he is now considered to be one of the most important and influential writers of the 20th century.