Frost (1963) A young medical intern observes a deranged painter in a remote Austrian village, documenting his descent into madness and philosophical ravings about the darkness of existence.

Gargoyles (1967) A country doctor takes his son on his daily rounds through rural Austria, encountering a series of disturbed characters culminating in a meeting with a deranged prince.

The Lime Works (1970) A man murders his invalid wife after spending years in isolation attempting to write a treatise on hearing in an abandoned lime works.

Correction (1975) An editor pieces together the story of a man who spent years building a perfect cone-shaped dwelling for his sister in the middle of an Austrian forest.

The Loser (1983) The narrator recalls his piano studies with Glenn Gould and a mutual friend, exploring the pursuit of perfection and the nature of artistic failure.

Woodcutters (1984) During an "artistic dinner," the narrator sits in a wing chair, silently criticizing Vienna's artistic society while reflecting on his past.

Old Masters (1985) A music critic visits Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum every other day to sit before Tintoretto's White-Bearded Man, contemplating art and mortality.

Extinction (1986) Upon learning of his parents' death, a self-exiled Austrian intellectual returns home to confront his heritage and the Nazi past of his country.

Wittgenstein's Nephew (1982) A semi-autobiographical account of the author's friendship with Paul Wittgenstein during their parallel stays in a Vienna hospital.

Yes (1978) A writer recounts his relationship with a Persian woman who commits suicide, examining the nature of affirmation and rejection.

On the Mountain (1959) A young man's journey through the Austrian mountains becomes an exploration of existential isolation and natural brutality.

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