Daniel Kehlmann

Novelist, Author

1975 –

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Who is Daniel Kehlmann?

Daniel Kehlmann is a German language author of both Austrian and German nationality. His work Die Vermessung der Welt is the best selling novel in the German language since Patrick Süskind's Perfume was released in 1985. Kehlmann's works, and in particular Die Vermessung der Welt, are heavily influenced by magical realism and represent a dramatic shift from the goals of the influential Group 47. He was awarded the Heimito von Doderer Prize for the novel.

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Born
Jan 13, 1975
Munich
Also known as
  • Kehlmann, Daniel
Parents
Nationality
  • Germany
  • Austria
Profession
Education
  • University of Vienna
Lived in
  • Munich

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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