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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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Vienna Today

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 August, 2009

Seeing Doris Again

Herbert Kuhner
She had made the break. She said that the distance had been too great. Yes, there had been an ocean between us, but I had crossed it, and I was looking for a way to solve that problem.
Now distance was no longer a problem. Here she was. I was listening to her and we […]

Posted: August 13th, 2009 under Stories, Short Fiction.
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The people you should know

The people you should know
are the people you wouldn’t want to know.

Posted: August 12th, 2009 under Aktuell.
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On the Subject of Birds

Herbert Kuhner
Ethical Necessities
The Hermann Nitsch debate has been truncated long ago…
like the Valie Export debate.
Viennese actionism can no longer be the basis
for dispute in a civilized state;
it has been canonized for quite some time
and found its place in museums.
Today anyone who opposes actionism
simply disqualifies himself.
- Sigrid Löffler, star critic, Profil, Sept. 21, 1992
During the Third […]

Posted: August 4th, 2009 under Polemics, Poetry, Dossier.
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