Daniel Kehlmann je nemecko-rakúsky autor, ktorého dielo skúma zložité vzťahy medzi realitou a vnímaním. Jeho romány sa často zameriavajú na veľké myšlienky a historické udalosti, ktoré interpretuje jedinečným spôsobom. Kehlmannov štýl je známy svojou precíznosťou, vtipom a schopnosťou preniknúť do hlbín ľudskej psychiky. Jeho práca oslovuje čitateľov hľadajúcich inteligentnú a podnetnú literatúru.
Legendárna postava nemeckého folklóru Tyll Ulenspiegel ožíva v románe oceňovaného autora Daniela Kehlmanna. Príbeh sa odohráva na pozadí tridsaťročnej vojny, počas ktorej Tyll vyrastá, dospieva a starne, až sa jedného dňa rozhodne, že nikdy nezomrie. Autor majstrovsky spája osudy viacerých historických postáv, z ktorých každá rozpráva svoju vlastnú verziu udalostí, nastavuje dejinám vlastné pokrivené zrkadlo. Všetky tieto ingrediencie vytvárajú podmanivý román o sile umenia v kontraste s brutalitou vojny.
Roku 1828 sa na kongrese prírodovedcov v Berlíne stretávajú dvaja géniovia, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) a Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777-1855). Gauß, matematik a astronóm, prichádza na pozvanie nemenej známeho prírodovedca a geografa Alexandra von Humboldta s nevôlou, pretože z duše nenávidí spoločnosť a cestovanie. Po namáhavej ceste z Göttingenu sa Gauß uloží do postele, zatiaľ čo Humboldt skúma pod lupou medenú platničku: na tomto mieste sa v románe Daniela Kehlmanna Vymeriavanie sveta začínajú spätne odvíjať životné osudy obidvoch hrdinov.
Život protagonistov je zobrazený s ľahkosťou, ironickým odstupom a humorom; I. Mangoldová označila Vymeriavanie sveta za "najkomickejší nemecký román" roku 2005. Humboldt i Gauß sú vo svojej vedeckej zanietenosti nekompromisní, svoj osobný život podriaďujú profesii. Obidvaja dokážu byť ideálnymi vedcami, ale nie otcami rodín. Práve v tomto rozpore vzniká množstvo komických situácií. Vymeriavanie sveta sa dá čítať nielen ako historický, biografický alebo dobrodružný román, ale aj ako román o vzťahu umenia a vedy, literatúry a prírodných vied.
Per anni si è occupato del problema del tempo, chiedendosi se il suo corso sia davvero irreversibile. Una notte, il giovane scienziato David Mahler fa in sogno una scoperta singolare. Ora ha la soluzione in mano. Una delle più antiche leggi di natura è messa in dubbio. È possibile che uno dei grandi desideri dell'uomo finalmente si realizzi?
Sebastian Zollner is searching for his big break. A failure as a journalist, a boyfriend, and a human being, he sets out to write the essential biography of the eccentric painter Manuel Kaminski. All he needs to do is ingratiate himself into Kaminski’s family, wait for him to kick the bucket, and then reap the rewards. There’s only one problem. Kaminski has an agenda of his own, an agenda that will send them on a wild-goose chase to places neither of them ever expected to go. Told with Nabokovian wit and an edgy intelligence, Me and Kaminski is a shrewd send-up of art and journalistic pretensions from the internationally acclaimed author of Measuring the World.
Imagine being famous. Wouldn't that be great? But what if, one day, you got stuck in a country where no one spoke your language. Where no one knew your face and you had no way of contacting home. How would your fame help you then? What would happen if someone got hold of your mobile phone? If they spoke to your girlfriends, your agent, your director and started making decisions for you. And when no one believed that you were you any more, when you saw a lookalike acting your roles for you, what would you do? In this delightfully entertaining book, Daniel Kehlmann throws his characters into situations that are thrilling, funny, surprising and tragic, confirming his place as one of his generation's finest writers.
One of the most influential figurative painters of his generation, Neo Rauch
presents bold, new work in Propaganda. This edition features a short story by
acclaimed novelist Kehlmann, which was inspired by the paintings here.
Having a profound experience on a hypnotist's stage in spite of not believing in magic, Arthur abruptly abandons his family in the middle of the night and becomes a famous author while his sons grow into men shaped by loss and doubt.
**Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2015** Artful and subversive, F tells the story of the Friedland family - fakers, all of them - and the day when the fate in which they don't quite believe catches up with them. Having achieved nothing in life, Arthur Friedland is tricked on stage by a hypnotist and told to change everything. After he abandons his three young sons, they grow up to be a faithless priest, a broke financier and a forger. Each of them cultivates absence. One will be lost to it. A novel about the game of fate and the fetters of family, F never stops questioning, exploring and teasing at every twist and turn of its Rubik's Cube-like narrative.
The Friedland brothers have nothing in common. Martin is a priest with no faith. Ivan is an artist with no integrity. Eric is a financier - now, with no money. Each, in their own way, a fake. Each about to step into the abyss.
