The Loser

novel by Thomas Bernhard
VisualArtwork literary_work Q358958
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Summary

The Loser is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (953 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Thomas Bernhard[3]
  • Publisher: Suhrkamp Verlag[4]
  • Follows: Wittgenstein's Nephew[5]
  • Followed by: On the Mountain[6]
  • Language of work or name: German[7]
  • Country of origin: Austria[8], Germany[9]
  • Publication date: 1983[10]
  • Characters: Glenn Gould[11]
  • Has edition or translation: The Loser[12], Le Naufragé[13], El malogrado[14], Q141621383[15]
  • Narrative location: Salzburg[16], Wankham[17]
  • Main subject: music[18]
  • Title: Der Untergeher[19], The loser[20], O náufrago[21], El malogrado[22], Gubitnik[23], Skrachovanec[24], Potonjenec[25], Alferrikaldua[26], Haaskio[27], Ztroskotanec[28], Undergaengeren[29], ha- Toveaʿ[30], Undergångaren[31], Krušenecat[32]
  • Form of creative work: novel[33]

Why It Matters

The Loser has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bookbrainz work id → e35201a2-dab2-4ec6-9847-744bc8199bf0
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 14d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → The Loser, Le Naufragé, El malogrado +1
    Sitelink count → 11
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fr', 'it', 'pl', 'pt', 'sr', 'tr', 'ur']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: Q141621383"
  3. 18w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL36999614W
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 137377210
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open library id: OL36999614W, add claims: P648"
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