Stories. Short prose includes the narrative texts compiled by Thomas Bernhard himself in standalone books, namely Prosa, An der Baumgrenze, Midland in Stilfs, Ereignisse, and Der Stimmenimitator. Additionally, this volume presents the largely unknown, scattered published stories that emerged from the early sixties. For the first time, this volume also collects the stories printed in newspapers and magazines from the fifties. Through the multitude of these texts, which have not previously been available in book form, Volume 14 allows readers to trace the storyteller Thomas Bernhard from his beginnings to his mastery. And if the reader asks about his motivation, they should refer to the author himself, who views his writing as an attempt to explore the causes of this twilight, this darkness.