Book
Tyll
Record details
- ISBN: 9781524747466 (Hardcover)
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Physical Description:
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342 pages ; 22 cm - Edition: First American edition.
- Publisher: New York : Pantheon Books, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A novel"--Jacket. "Originally published in hardcover in Germany as Tyll by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg, in 2017."--Copyright page. |
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| Genre: | Psychological fiction. War fiction. Magic realist fiction. Historical fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Vancouver Community College.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Library | PT 2671 E32 T9513 2020 (Text) | 33109010377067 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A vagabond and trickster from the 17th century embarks on a journey of discovery as he travels through history in the new novel of magical realism from the internationally best-selling author of You Should Have Left. - Random House, Inc.
From the internationally best-selling author of You Should Have Left, Measuring the World, and F, a transfixing retelling of the German myth of Tyll Ulenspiegel: a story about the devastation of war and a beguiling artistâs decision never to die
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Daniel Kehlmann masterfully weaves the fates of many historical figures into this enchanting work of magical realism and adventure. This account of the seventeenth-century vagabond performer and trickster Tyll Ulenspiegel begins when heâs 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 bakerâs 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, as he travels through a continent devastated by the Thirty Yearsâ War and encounters along the way a hangman, a fraudulent Jesuit scholar, and the exiled King Frederick and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia.
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Tyll displays Kehlmannâs remarkable narrative gifts and confirms the power of art in the face of the senseless brutality of history.
Translated from the German by Ross Benjamin
