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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.

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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 to have smooth sailing, 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 October, 2008

It’s All About Sarah Palin

Herbert Kuhner
Election time is coming in November.
We better vote and then pray!
Here are two jokes by the Republican candidate:
“Question: Why is Chelsea Clinton so ugly?
Answer: Because her father is Janet Reno!”
Told by McCain at a Washington dinner in 1998.
- Sherman Yellen, Huffington Post, Nov. 18, 2006

“Did you hear the one about the woman
who is […]

Murder Before Birth

Herbert Kuhner
Concerning Sarah Palin and Choice:
“We’re proud of Bristol’s decision to have her baby.”
That’s fine, but Palin wants to remove “choice” as an option
and John McCain has pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices
who would overturn Roe vs. Wade.
Not all conservatives are on the anti-abortion tack.
CC Goldwater tells about her granddad:
“My grandfather (Barry) would never […]

Wisdom and Foolishness:

(Let’s listen to Joe the Plumber!)
No fool can be as much a fool
as the wise man off keel.
Granting that adage, we unfortunately cannot cast all wisdom aside. What we need is wisdom without wise men.
In the US there are sentiments against “eggheads” Anti-intellectualism is on the move in seven-league boots, which is nothing new.
The simple […]

Celia Mitchell has left us.

Celia Mitchell died on September 13, 2008. She was Alter Brody’s second wife.
My wife Irmgard and I had the pleasure of seeing Celia on trips to New York. We both loved her and we feel that our lives have been enriched by having known and corresponded with her. She was such a good, kind and […]

Translator in Waiting

Breaking Down Borders
A Bilingual Anthology of Contemporary Burgenland Croatian Poetry
Croatian and English
Edited and Translated by
Peter Tyran and Herbert Kuhner
Breaking Down Borders/Zrusmo granice
is the new edition of
Hawks and Nightingales/Ptici i slauji,
We are in arrears.
The book is ready for publication - save for the final touches.
We’ll be finished when the final touches have been applied.
They have to […]