![]() He’s simultaneously generous and malicious, shifting from charming to rude in an instant. These qualities-that Tyll does what he wants, believes nothing, and obeys no one-make him an unpredictable character. We understood what life could be like for someone who really did whatever he wanted, who believed in nothing and obeyed no one we understood what it would be like to be such a person, and we understood that we would never be such people. And all of us, looking up, suddenly understood what lightness was. He stood with his right foot lengthwise on the rope, his left crosswise, his knees slightly bent and his fists on his hips. In the opening chapter, he visits a small town with his companions to perform plays, music, and tightrope walking:Ībove us Tyll Ulenspiegel turned, slowly and carelessly-not like someone in danger but like someone looking around with curiosity. Tyll is a series of non-linear stories about Tyll Ulenspiegel, a trickster and jester. ![]() Often, a negative quality can be demonstrated with a couple quotes, but what’s most satisfying about Tyll is the number of payoffs and connections between its narrative voices and you can’t demonstrate this with anything shorter than the whole book. ![]() It’s easier to write a negative review than a positive one because it’s easier to say what’s wrong with a book than what’s right. ![]() I’ve read half of the 2020 International Booker Prize shortlist and Daniel Kehlmann’s Tyll is my favorite. ![]()
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