Tyll: A Novel

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Historical fiction with a beguiling trickster's tale.

"Tyll" is a fascinating blend of history and myth, tying in the charisma of a legendary trickster to the rich tapestry of 17th-century Europe. Daniel Kehlmann's narrative skill breathes life into Tyll's adventures, making for a vibrant tale where humor and the grim reality of the Thirty Years' War coalesce. If you enjoy stories that transform folklore into a deeply human experience, Tyll's journey through a landscape of historical figures and enchanting episodes will capture your imagination.

  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2018)
  • Wilhelm-Raabe-Literaturpreis Nominee for Shortlist (2017)
  • International Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2020)
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Tyll: A Novel

Regular price $11.90
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ISBN: 9781524747466
Publisher: Pantheon
Date of Publication: 2020-02-11
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.94
(rated by 13225 readers)

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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. 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 he's 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 baker's 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 Years' War and encounters along the way a hangman, a fraudulent Jesuit scholar, and the exiled King Frederick and Queen Elizabeth of Bohemia. Tyll displays Kehlmann's remarkable narrative gifts and confirms the power of art in the face of the senseless brutality of history.
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Historical fiction with a beguiling trickster's tale.

"Tyll" is a fascinating blend of history and myth, tying in the charisma of a legendary trickster to the rich tapestry of 17th-century Europe. Daniel Kehlmann's narrative skill breathes life into Tyll's adventures, making for a vibrant tale where humor and the grim reality of the Thirty Years' War coalesce. If you enjoy stories that transform folklore into a deeply human experience, Tyll's journey through a landscape of historical figures and enchanting episodes will capture your imagination.

  • Europese Literatuurprijs Nominee (2018)
  • Wilhelm-Raabe-Literaturpreis Nominee for Shortlist (2017)
  • International Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2020)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.