Name: Heldenplatz 1988: An Austrian Scandal - Great Speeches: Thomas Bernhard
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Description: Autumn 1988. 50 years after Hitler’s Anschluss, Austria’s most famous writer penned a scathing attack on his country’s anti-Semitism in his play Heldenplatz, that caused outrage. 30 years later, how relevant is Bernhard’s work?

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Heldenplatz 1988: An Austrian Scandal

"Heldenplatz" (1988), de Thomas Bernhard

Heldenplatz 1988: Austriacki skandal

"Heldenplatz" (1988), dI Thomas Bernhard

Autumn 1988. 50 years after Hitler’s Anschluss, Austria’s most famous writer penned a scathing attack on his country’s anti-Semitism in his play Heldenplatz, that caused outrage. 30 years later, how relevant is Bernhard’s work?

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<p>Autumn 1988. 50 years after Hitler’s Anschluss, Austria’s most famous writer penned a scathing attack on his country’s anti-Semitism in his play Heldenplatz, that caused outrage. 30 years later, how relevant is Bernhard’s work?</p>

Great Speeches: Thomas Bernhard

50 years after Hitler’s Anschluss, Austria’s most famous writer penned a scathing attack on his country’s anti-Semitism.

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