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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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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 September, 2010

Atheism is to Blame

Herbert Kuhner
Here’s the Pope in Britain: “Even in our own lifetimes we can recall how Britain and her leaders stood against a Nazi tyranny that wished to eradicate God from society and denied our common humanity to many, especially the Jews, who were thought unfit to live”. “As we reflect on the sobering lessons of […]

VALIE EXPORT in Belvedere

October 16, 2010 - January 30, 2011
Agnes Husslein-Arco, Direktorin des Belvedere Curator: Angelika Nollert
English - Deutsch
Herbert Kuhner: From Violence under the Guise of Art or Third Reich Recycling

In 1977 Valie Export was brought to trial for having engaged in cruelty to animals and found guilty of having tied a canary to a perch. However […]

Misik’s Solution for Afghanistan

Herbert Kuhner
Afghanistan mitten im Krieg der Bilder by Robert Misik appeared in Der Standard of August 11, 2010 in Vienna
The article concerns 18-year-old Bibi Aisha, whose nose and ears were cut off by Taliban members to penalize her for fleeing the brutal husband that she was forced to marry.
Time magazine published the photo on its […]

The Invasion of Iraq

Herbert Kuhner
In the Second Iraq War, by invading Iraq,
The United States unleashed a conflict
between the Sunnis and Shiites,
and removed the buffer to Iran,
making Iran the major power in the Mid-East,
and causing Israel to be more vulnerable,
not to mention the mountains of dead and wounded!
(Thanks to George, Dick  and Tony)
But as we know they meant well!

The Vietnam War

Herbert Kuhner
In order to prevent the Asian dominos from falling,
the United States entered the Vietnamese Civil War
on the South Vietnamese side.
The result was the uniting of traditional enemies
against the United States.
By the incursion into Cambodia, the United States
triggered off the Khmer Rouge carnage,
adding to mountains of dead and wounded.
(Thanks Dick and Henry!)
But as we know they […]