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HERBERT KUHNER Romancier, Lyriker, Dramatiker und Übersetzer ist 1935 in Wien in geboren. Er emigrierte 1939 in die Vereinigten Staaten und studierte an der Lawrenceville School und Columbia University. Nach Wien kehrte er 1963 zurück, wo er als ein freier Schriftsteller und Übersetzer lebt.

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Remigration

Another topic I have “touched upon” is “remigration.” This word is a neologism, which means coming back to where you have been driven out.I've always said that I wanted a smooth ride, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes.

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Remarkable People

On the road I have traveled, I have met many remarkable people. First I name my friend and mentor the late Emile Capouya. “Mike” encouraged me over the years and published two of my books in New York.

Herbert Kuhner

grew up in the United States, associating with the New York City jazz and coffee scene in the 1950s. ". . .I've always said that I wanted a smooth ride, but I couldn't help rocking the boat. Rocking seems to be in my genes". As a subtitle I’ve chosen “Stepping out of line,” which is a movement my feet can’t seem to avoid making.

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Returning to my birthplace has given me a unique opportunity of writing on Third Reich Revisionism. This topic interlinks with Violence under the Guise of Art like pieces of a puzzle to reveal how the past manifests itself in the present.

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Archive for June 30th, 2007

Austrian Poetry Today/ Österreichische Lyrik heute

Schocken Books, 1985
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This fine bilingual anthology draws together the work of 45 contemporary Austrian poets. They are inheritors of a distinct literary tradition which combined strong linguistic self-consciousness with a tendency toward experimentation….This collection is of particular value because it makes many first-rate works of poetry available to the English public […]

Posted: June 30th, 2007 under Reviews, Poetry.
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Leisurely Days Away from Home

Herbert Kuhner
“All I can see is Jews spreading out everywhere.
The Nazis were also fleeced in 1945.”
- Oskar Helmer: Socialist Minister of the Interior, 1945
“The exiles spent the war sitting in their club chairs
instead of suffering for Austria.”
- Leopold Figl, Conservative Chancellor, 1953
“Even if there were room, I doubt that Austria in the […]

Posted: June 30th, 2007 under Polemics, Aktuell, Materialien.
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