Tag Archives: Daniel Kehlmann

Du haettest gehen sollen- You should have left- by Daniel Kehlmann

Posted on November 24, 2020 by mandywight

I’m a big fan of the German writer Daniel Kehlmann who shot to world fame with his engaging novel Measuring the World in 2007. More recently I’ve read and enjoyed his novels F and, particularly, Tyll, which was shortlisted for … Continue reading →

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Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann- Power and Performance- translated by Ross Benjamin.

Posted on April 26, 2020 by mandywight

Daniel Kehlmann’s latest novel Tyll, translated into English by Ross Benjamin, has been shortlisted for this year’s 2020 Booker International Prize. This prize acknowledges the skilful and creative art of translation by rewarding the author and translator equally. I read … Continue reading →

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F by Daniel Kehlmann ( translated into English by Carol Brown Janeaway)

Posted on March 28, 2015 by mandywight

This pacey novel by Daniel Kehlmann has reached the shortlist of the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize  which awards both writers and their translators. I read it in German so cannot comment on the translation but am sure, given the quality of … Continue reading →

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