{"product_id":"books-frost-by-thomas-bernhard","title":"Frost","description":"Thomas Bernhard combined a searing wit and an unwavering gaze into the human condition. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eFrost, \u003c\/i\u003e marked the beginning of one of the century's most provocative literary careers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVisceral, raw, singular, and unforgettable, \u003ci\u003eFrost \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a friendship between a young man beginning his medical career and a painter in his final days. The youth has accepted an unusual assignment, to travel to a miserable mining town in the middle of nowhere in order to clinically--and secretly--observe and report on his mentor's reclusive brother, the painter Strauch. Carefully disguising himself as a law student with a love of Henry James, he befriends the aging artist and attempts to carry out his mission, only to find himself caught up in his subject's apparent madness.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54421627502865,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781400033515.jpg?v=1787586467","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/books-frost-by-thomas-bernhard","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}