Thomas Bernhard had a huge influence on me in terms of the form of the novel. Almost all my novels are written in one uninterrupted paragraph. From Bernhard (but also from Beckett and Kafka) I learned how to use humor (particularly dark humor) in such a dense text. No one, however, can repeat his cynicism and sarcasm.

David Albahari: »Book Interview: David Albahari’s Globetrotter – The Postmodern Émigré Blues«, Interview mit Bill Marx, in: The Arts Fuse, 18. September 2014.