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G. S. Richter is the author of In Fear of Praise, a pitch-black literary comedy, and Nihil's Retina, a pitch-black sci-fi comedy.

Something of a depressive realist, he does not traffic much in sci-fi, but he will probably end up in that terrain.

His books can be found at www.gsrichter.com. ...more

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Pretty bang-on for a diary of suicidal ideation. Doubtless novel for its time. Not sure why the publishers caved to the impulsion to label it a story of "toxic masculinity." These people just cannot help themselves. ...more
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I can't remember why I assumed this would be an inferior work. It is certainly among Bernhard's best. While it lacks the hilarious acidity of his bestest, it also lacks the repetitive linguistic ticks that make him so hard to read. Concrete is simple ...more
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