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Wikipedia article
'Me and Kaminski' is a 2003 novel by the Austrian-German writer Daniel Kehlmann. It tells the story of a "klutzy journalist"[https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2008/nov/01/daniel-kehlmann-motion "Comedy of errors"], Andrew Motion, 'The Guardian', 31 October 2008. who goes on a journey with an elderly painter he is writing a biography about.[http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/kehlmann/ichundk.htm 'Me and Kaminski'] at 'complete review'. Last accessed April 26, 2012.
Reception
Jake Kerridge wrote in 'The Daily Telegraph': "It is over a century since George Gissing described the whole business of biography as 'a farce'. That is the view Kehlmann takes, not only in the sense that the biography industry is trivial and contemptible, but also that it is so absurd as to be a source of entertainment. Hence this sparkling and consistently amusing comedy, by turns broad and sophisticated."
Adaptions
The novel was adapted to stage by Anna Maria Krassnigg as 'Ich und Kaminski' premiering on June 25, 2008.[http://www.salon5.at/start.php?m=7_2 Ich und Kaminski] , Salon5. [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.salon5.at%2Fstart.php%3Fm%3D7_2&act=url Google Translate].[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_VJjBVVq8Y "Me and Kaminski - Trailer"], YouTube, uploaded by Salon5Wien on Apr 7, 2009. Last accessed April 25, 2012.
A film adaptation directed by Wolfgang Becker and starring Daniel Brhl as the biographer and Jesper Christensen as Kaminski, premiered on September 17, 2015 in Germany.[http://www.filmstarts.de/kritiken/101482-Ich-und-Kaminski.html www.filmstarts.de]. Last accessed May 3, 2016.
See also
* 2003 in literature
* German literature
References
Category:2003 novels
Category:Austrian novels adapted into films
Category:Austrian novels adapted into plays
Category:German novels adapted into films
Category:German novels adapted into plays
Category:German-language novels
Category:21st-century German novels
Category:Novels by Daniel Kehlmann
Category:Novels about writers
Category:Novels about artists
Category:21st-century Austrian novels
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