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Ebben a kilenc egymáshoz kapcsolódó történetből álló nagyszerű regényben újra és újra megcsörren a mobil. Különös, ugyanakkor nem teljesen ismeretlen világ képei pörögnek előttünk, a valóság billen, határai elhomályosulnak. A mű mélyre ható kérdésekkel szembesít minket. Képesek vagyunk-e az internet és a személytelen információk világában a valóságot észlelni, azonosságunkat megőrizni? Daniel Kehlmann finom humora, intelligenciája ezúttal is lenyűgöző.

Daniel Kehlmann masterfully weaves the fates of many historical figures into this enchanting work of magical realism and adventure. This account of the 17th-century vagabond performer and trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel begins when he’s a scrawny boy growing up in a quiet village. When his father, a miller with a secret interest in alchemy and magic, is found out by the church, Tyll is forced to flee with the baker’s daughter, Nele. They find safety and companionship with a traveling performer, who teaches Tyll his trade. And so begins a journey of discovery and performance for Tyll.

G.W. Pabst, one of cinema's greatest, perhaps the greatest director of his era: when the Nazis seized power he was filming in France, to escape the horrors of the new Germany he flees to Hollywood. But under the blinding California sun, the world-famous director suddenly looks like a nobody. Not even Greta Garbo, who he made famous, can help him. And thus, almost through no fault of his own, he finds himself back in his homeland of Austria, which is now called Ostmark.

"It is fitting that I'm beginning a new notebook up here. New surroundings and new ideas, a new beginning. Fresh air." This passage is from the first entry of a journal kept by the narrator of Daniel Kehlmann's spellbinding new novel. It is the record of the seven days that he, his wife, and his four-year-old daughter spend in a house they have rented in the mountains of Germany - a house that thwarts the expectations of the narrator's recollection and seems to defy the very laws of physics.

Sebastian Zollner's failure as a journalist is matched only by his personal failures. Searching for redemption in the eyes of his peers, he heads off into the mountains to interview the eccentric, legendary painter Manuel Kaminski with the hope of writing his biography. Going blind and living in seclusion with his daughter, Kaminski could be working on his next masterpiece or easing into his final days. His artistic reputation hinges on any number of factors, but most prominently on a definitive biography.

I forsommeren i sit niogtredivte leveår blev skuespilleren Ralf Tanner uvirkelig for sig selv. Fra den ene dag til den anden kom der ingen opringninger mere.

On retreat in the wintry Alps with his family, a writer is optimistic about completing the sequel to his breakthrough film. Nothing to disturb him except the wind whispering around their glassy house. The perfect place to focus. Intruding on that peace of mind, the demands of his four-year-old daughter splinter open long-simmering arguments with his wife. 'I love her,' he writes in the notebook intended for his script. 'Why do we fight all the time?' Then words start to appear in his notebook - words he didn't write.

Daniel Kehlmanns fantastiske kortroman Du skulle være gået fortæller historien om et ungt par med et lille barn, der kort før jul lejer et afsidesliggende feriehus i bjergene. Meningen er, at de skal nyde højtiden i de dejlig omgivelser, men opholdet udvikler sig til noget helt andet. Er det huset eller spændingerne i relationen mellem parret, der gør, at en knugende og uhyggelig stemning indfinder sig? Daniel Kehlmann er en sublim skildrer af det, der sker mellem mennesker. Daniel Kehlmann (f. 1975) er født i München og bor i Wien og Berlin.

Los Angeles, anni trenta. Con l’avvento del nazismo il regista Georg Wilhelm Pabst lascia la Francia dove sta lavorando e si trasferisce negli Stati Uniti. È uno dei grandi maestri del cinema tedesco d’avanguardia, ha diretto le più importanti star del muto e portato al successo Greta Garbo rendendola immortale, ma in America è solo uno come tanti. Incapace di adattarsi ai meccanismi dello studio system, dopo aver girato un film che si rivela un fiasco, non vede più un futuro a Hollywood e abbandona il sole della California per tornare in Europa.