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Tyll by Daniel Kehlmann
From the internationally best-selling author of You Should Have Left, Measuring the World, and F, a return to historical fiction in this transfixing retelling of the German myth of Tyll Eulenspiegel--a story about the devastation of war and a beguiling artist's decision never to die. Daniel Kehlmann masterfully weaves the fates of many historical figures into this enchanting and picturesque book of magical realism and adventure. It is the story of the 17th century vagabond performer and trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel that begins before he is enshrined in rumors and myths. We meet him as a scrawny boy growing up in a quiet village. When his father, a miller with an 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. This begins a journey of discovery and performance for Tyll as he travels through a world devastated by the Thirty Year's War, and encountering along the way a young scholar, a hangman, the German poet Paul Fleming, a fraudulent Jesuit scholar, and the exiled royal couple Elizabeth and Frederick of Bohemia among many others--building his sardonic reputation all the while. Translated from the German by Ross BenjaminMeasuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann has been translated into over forty languages. The Candide Prize, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation Literary Prize, the Heimito von Doderer Literature Award, the Kleist Prize, the WELT Literature Prize, and the Thomas Mann Prize are among the honors he has earned for his work. Kehlmann spends time in both Vienna and Berlin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781524747466 |
| ISBN 10 | 1524747467 |
| Title | Tyll |
| Author | Daniel Kehlmann |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 2020-02-11 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Man Booker International Prize 2020 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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