Daniel Kehlmann in Conversation With Zadie Smith

Daniel Kehlmann’s new novel, Tyll, is a transfixing retelling of the German myth of Tyll Eulenspiegel—a story about the devastation of war and an artist’s decision never to die. “He is one of the brightest, most pleasure-giving writers at work today, and he manages all this while exploring matters of deep philosophical and intellectual import,” wrote Jeffrey Eugenides. “Kelhmann deserves to have more readers in the United States.”