Friday, July 21, 2006

Unlikely bestseller heralds the return of lightness and humour to German literature

Guardian Unlimited Books | News
Since it was published last September, the novel has sold more than 600,000 copies in Germany, knocking JK Rowling and Dan Brown off the top of the best-seller list.
It hasn't just delighted the readers. It has also enthralled Germany's famously grudging critics, who have swooningly praised the novel and hailed its author - 31-year-old - Daniel Kehlmann - as a literary wunderkind.


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