Daniel Kehlmann

(1975) Translator Austria

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Daniel Kehlmann is a translator from Austria, best known for Die Vermessung der Welt.

Quick Facts About Daniel Kehlmann

Born: January 13, 1975
Nationality: Austria
Profession: Translator
Notable works: Die Vermessung der Welt
Known for: Measuring the World, Me and Kaminski, Q1884880, Fame

About Daniel Kehlmann

Daniel Kehlmann is a German-language novelist and playwright of both Austrian and German nationality.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Cevennes Award Austrian Promotional Prize for Literature Friedrich-Hölderlin-Preis Anton Wildgans Prize Kleist Prize Candide Preis Schubart-Literaturpreis Ludwig-Börne-Preis

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Heimito von Doderer-Literaturpreis Nestroy Theatre Prize Per Olov Enquist Prize Thomas Mann Prize

Quotes by Daniel Kehlmann · Page 2

So the fact that there's someone who's planning what happens to the characters, writing it down, means that the characters always have…

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I'm trying to exploit the bestseller, in a way, but not in the sense of repeating the formula. It's just that the…

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Exploits

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“It's precisely the sense that we're different that makes us so banal.”

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I wanted to write a book that would leave open many riddles and mysteries, even to me. Of course in some cases…

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Answers

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I think I can work anywhere, but you don't get the same kind of inspiration everywhere. New York theater has become a…

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Bigs

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When you translate the American writers who are best with dialogue into German - someone like Elmore Leonard, or Tom Wolfe, who's…

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American writer

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