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OverviewSebastian Zollner is searching for his big break. A failure as a journalist, a boyfriend, and a human being, he sets out to write the essential biography of the eccentric painter Manuel Kaminski. All he needs to do is ingratiate himself into Kaminski’s family, wait for him to kick the bucket, and then reap the rewards. There’s only one problem. Kaminski has an agenda of his own, an agenda that will send them on a wild-goose chase to places neither of them ever expected to go. Told with Nabokovian wit and an edgy intelligence, Me and Kaminski is a shrewd send-up of art and journalistic pretensions from the internationally acclaimed author of Measuring the World. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel KehlmannPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.221kg ISBN: 9780307389893ISBN 10: 0307389898 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 06 October 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviews“Display[s] a pyrotechnic ability to skewer not just journalists, but also the entire art world, from artists and critics to gallery owners and patrons. . . . Wonderful.” –The Washington Times “A piercing look into the art world. . . . Kehlmann’s critique of celebrity, of fame and of the ugliness of self-promotion holds strong.” –San Francisco Chronicle “Zollner [is], in spite of everything, an endearing character who is both comic and sympathetic. . . . Can be absorbed and thoroughly enjoyed in one sitting.” –Rocky Mountain News “Funny and surprisingly thoughtful. . . . Zollner touches on art and aging, truth and illusion–and the stories we tell ourselves so we can keep going when the going’s hard.” –St. Petersburg Times “[Zollner] is . . . amusingly distasteful, utterly unreliable, [and] recognizable to readers of Nabokov and his present-day disciples like Amis and Banville. . . . Philosophically and psychologically provocative.” –Bookforum “Sebastian Zollner and Manuel Kaminski are quite a pair. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny.” –Las Vegas Review-Journal “A singular book, barbed and compassionate, uproarious and touching.” –The Anniston Star “Witty, shrewd and smartly translated.” –The Guardian (London) “A bitingly funny meditation on memory, aging and death.” –The Free Lance-Star “[Me and Kaminski] will leave you breathless, caught between laughter and tears, pondering the Great Questions such as ‘What is Art?’” –The Putnam County Courier “Kehlmann has a sure eye for the pretensions of artists and critics. . . . [A] sparkling and consistently amusing comedy, by turns broad and sophisticated.” –The Telegraph (London) “Fun, fast, and thoroughly enjoyable.” –New Statesman “[A] novel with brain and a heart–[Kehlmann’s] real masterpiece.” –Granta “By turns rollicking, witty and touching. . . . A real treat.” –The Howard County Times “A gleeful massacre of media presumptions and art-world pretensions.” –The Independent (London) “Zollner’s probing of Kaminski’s life culminates in whimsical and often laugh-out-loud circumstances. . . . A satire of all sorts of people in creative professions.” –Sacramento Book Review Display[s] a pyrotechnic ability to skewer not just journalists, but also the entire art world, from artists and critics to gallery owners and patrons. . . . Wonderful. - The Washington Times <br> A piercing look into the art world. . . . Kehlmann's critique of celebrity, of fame and of the ugliness of self-promotion holds strong. - San Francisco Chronicle <br> Zollner [is], in spite of everything, an endearing character who is both comic and sympathetic. . . . Can be absorbed and thoroughly enjoyed in one sitting. - Rocky Mountain News <br> Funny and surprisingly thoughtful. . . . Zollner touches on art and aging, truth and illusion-and the stories we tell ourselves so we can keep going when the going's hard. - St. Petersburg Times <br> [Zollner] is . . . amusingly distasteful, utterly unreliable, [and] recognizable to readers of Nabokov and his present-day disciples like Amis and Banville. . . . Philosophically and psychologically provocative. - Bookforum <br> Sebastian Zollner and Manuel Kaminski are quite a pair. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny. - Las Vegas Review-Journal <br> A singular book, barbed and compassionate, uproarious and touching. - The Anniston Star <br> Witty, shrewd and smartly translated. - The Guardian (London) <br> A bitingly funny meditation on memory, aging and death. - The Free Lance-Star <br> <br> [Me and Kaminski] will leave you breathless, caught between laughter and tears, pondering the Great Questions such as 'What is Art?' - The Putnam County Courier <br> Kehlmann has a sure eye for the pretensions of artists and critics. . . . [A] sparkling and consistently amusing comedy, by turns broad and sophisticated. - The Telegraph (London) <br> Fun, fast, and thoroughly enjoyable. - New Statesman <br> [A] novel with brain and a heart-[Kehlmann's] real masterpiece. - Granta <br> By turns rollicking, witty and touching. . . . A real treat. - The Howard County Times <br> Ae Praise for MEASURING THE WORLD <br> A masterfully realized, wonderfully entertaining and deeply satisfying novel. . . . Addictively readable and genuinely and deeply funny. <br>-- Los Angeles Times <br> Kehlmann's lightly surreal style [is] a mixture of comedy, romance and the macabre, with flashes of magical realism that read like Borges in the Black Forest. <br> -- Washington Post Book World <br> Elegant and measured in design and expression. . . . What distinguishes Kehlmann are quickness of mind and lightness of touch. <br>-- The New York Times Book Review<br> <br>Praise from Germany for ME AND KAMINSKI <br> Kehlmann is a consummate storyteller, assured in tone, with masterful control over the storyline. . . . Ravishing, <br>-- Der Spiegel <br> I haven't laughed so hard reading a new German novel for a long time. . . . This young author writes fiction with great refinement and sparkling wit. The plot is strong and the dialogue totally hilarious. <br>-- Frankfurter Rundschau <br> Kehlmann has never given his satiric temperament such free rein. Me and Kaminski is absolutely his funniest book. And his most adventurous. <br>-- Die Zeit <p> From the Hardcover edition. Display[s] a pyrotechnic ability to skewer not just journalists, but also the entire art world, from artists and critics to gallery owners and patrons. . . . Wonderful. - The Washington Times A piercing look into the art world. . . . Kehlmann's critique of celebrity, of fame and of the ugliness of self-promotion holds strong. - San Francisco Chronicle Zollner [is], in spite of everything, an endearing character who is both comic and sympathetic. . . . Can be absorbed and thoroughly enjoyed in one sitting. - Rocky Mountain News Funny and surprisingly thoughtful. . . . Zollner touches on art and aging, truth and illusion-and the stories we tell ourselves so we can keep going when the going's hard. - St. Petersburg Times [Zollner] is . . . amusingly distasteful, utterly unreliable, [and] recognizable to readers of Nabokov and his present-day disciples like Amis and Banville. . . . Philosophically and psychologically provocative. - Bookforum Sebastian Zollner and Manuel Kaminski are quite a pair. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny. - Las Vegas Review-Journal A singular book, barbed and compassionate, uproarious and touching. - The Anniston Star Witty, shrewd and smartly translated. - The Guardian (London) A bitingly funny meditation on memory, aging and death. - The Free Lance-Star [Me and Kaminski] will leave you breathless, caught between laughter and tears, pondering the Great Questions such as 'What is Art?' - The Putnam County Courier Kehlmann has a sure eye for the pretensions of artists and critics. . . . [A] sparkling and consistently amusing comedy, by turns broad and sophisticated. - The Telegraph (London) Fun, fast, and thoroughly enjoyable. - New Statesman [A] novel with brain and a heart-[Kehlmann's] real masterpiece. - Granta By turns rollicking, witty and touching. . . . A real treat. - The Howard County Times Ae Author InformationDaniel Kehlmann was born in Munich and now lives in Vienna. He has received major awards for his work, most recently the 2005 Candide Award. 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