Tyll is a stunning achievement, an entertaining and philosophical novel about the ravages of war and religious division, with a thrilling central character of Shakespearean depth a
Daniel Kehlmann is arguably the most successful young German-language writer alive today. He was born in Munich in 1975 and brought up in Vienna, where he also studied philosophy a
Tuesday 18 Apr 2023, 19:00 – 20:30, British Library, Book now Who are Vienna and Austria’s most riveting writers to read, and what are they writing about? Stefan Zwe
Today, 2 April, the judges of the 2020 International Booker Prize reveal the six shortlisted books in contention for the prize, which celebrates the finest translated fiction from
‘German has no future. First of all, because it’s an ugly language, viscous and unclean, an idiom for unlearned people who don’t bathe.’ Daniel Kehlmann is at his best when
‘Fate,’ said Arthur. ‘The capital letter F. But chance is a powerful force, and suddenly you acquire a Fate that was never assigned to you. Some kind of accidenta
I hadn’t come across books by Daniel Kehlmann until I picked up You Should Have Left; I was subsequently told that I shouldn’t have read this one first. Not having anything to
Daniel Kehlmann specialises in parody and subversion and I make a beeline for everything of his that gets translated. 2017 has, therefore, been a good year, with two Kehlmanns brou
Like Chewing Gum on the Sole of a Shoe There is a slight irony that Friederike Mayröcker, of all people, gave the Laudatio speech in 2003 to mark the Promotional Award for Literat
Thursday 28 January 2016, 4.00 pm Austrian Cultural Forum London 28 Rutland Gate London SW7 1PQ Events at the Austrian Cultural Forum are free, but seating is limited. The ACF Lond
