Books by Daniel Kehlmann (3)
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Eu şi Kaminski by Daniel Kehlmann RO
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Un roman ca un road-movie, alert şi plin de umor, despre lumea artei şi a jurnalismului şi o satiră tăioasă la adresa amândurora. Tânărul ziarist Sebastian Zöllner e convins că a găsit calea spre celebritate: va scrie biografia lui Manuel Kaminski, un pictor octogenar care a ucenicit în preajma lui Matisse. Cândva, pânzele lui stranii le-a sârnit curiozitatea contemporanilor: e geniu sau impostor? Înainte de a afla adevărul, Zöllner îl răpeşte pe bătrânul artist, iar aventura lor se precipită haotică, grotescă şi plină de neprevăz... continue
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Lichtspiel by Daniel Kehlmann DE
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Einer der Größten des Kinos, vielleicht der größte Regisseur seiner Epoche: Zur Machtergreifung dreht G. W. Pabst in Frankreich; vor den Gräueln des neuen Deutschlands flieht er nach Hollywood. Aber unter der blendenden Sonne Kaliforniens sieht der weltberühmte Regisseur mit einem Mal aus wie ein Zwerg. Nicht einmal Greta Garbo, die er unsterblich gemacht hat, kann ihm helfen. Und so findet Pabst sich, fast wie ohne eigenes Zutun, in seiner Heimat Österreich wieder, die nun Ostmark heißt. Die barbarische Natur des Regimes spürt die heimgekehrte F... continue
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The New York Times Best Historical Fiction of 2020 The Guardian's Best Fiction of 2020 Thrillist's Best Books of the Year Daniel Kehlmann transports the medieval legend of the trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel to the seventeenth century in an enchanting work of magical realism, macabre humor, and rollicking adventure. Tyll is a scrawny boy growing up in a quiet village until his father, a miller with a forbidden interest in alchemy and magic, is found out by the church. After Tyll flees with the baker’s daughter, he falls in with a traveling performer who teaches him his trade. As a juggler and a jes... continue