'German writers have been taught to hide their humour' (Daniel Kehlmann, 2014). Deborah Langton talked to translator Jamie Bulloch about German humour, literature and translation.
Daniel Kehlmann is one of the most successful authors writing in German today, with his debut 'Measuring the World' an international bestseller. And humour is central to his writing. He talks to NBG about irony, cliché and the international media's shock at encountering a funny German novel.
