Adam Siegel is a writer and translator in Northern California. Recent and forthcoming translations include the work of Bernhard, Hubert Fichte, Viktor Shklovsky, Hans Henny Jahnn, and George Saiko.

Thomas Bernhard (1931–1989) was a novelist, playwright, and poet. His works include Correction, The Lime Works, Wittgenstein’s Nephew, The Loser (all Vintage), as well as Histrionics and The Voice Imitator (both University of Chicago). Bernhard, who lived in Austria, is widely considered one of the foremost writers of his generation.