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Sten Nadolny


Born
in Zehdenick, Germany
July 29, 1942

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Sten Nadolny, (born 29 July 1942, in Zehdenick, Province of Brandenburg) is a German novelist. His parents, Burkhard and Isabella Nadolny, were also writers.

His best known work is "The Discovery of Slowness" (1987; originally published in 1983 as "Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit"), a fictionalized meditation on the life and lessons of British Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin. A pre-publication portion of the novel titled "Kopenhagen 1801" (which would become the fifth chapter) had earned Nadolny the Ingeborg Bachmann Prize in 1980. ...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 4,857 ratings · 279 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors
Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit
3.94 avg rating — 4,111 ratings — published 1983 — 69 editions
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The God of Impertinence
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3.33 avg rating — 207 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions
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Weitlings Sommerfrische
3.66 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2012 — 11 editions
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Das Glück des Zauberers
3.66 avg rating — 131 ratings — published 2017 — 10 editions
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Netzkarte
3.34 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1981 — 13 editions
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Selim oder Die Gabe der Rede.
3.77 avg rating — 103 ratings — published 1990 — 9 editions
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Ullsteinroman
3.89 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2003 — 5 editions
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Er oder Ich
2.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions
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Herbstgeschichte
2.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2025 — 3 editions
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Das Erzählen und die guten ...
3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions
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Netzkarte Er oder Ich
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“Recognizing isn't at all like seeing; the two often don't even agree.”
― Sten Nadolny, Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit
tags: perception, recognition, seeing, senses
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“To talk about the senselessness of the battle was to attribute sense to war itself.”
― Sten Nadolny, Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit
tags: battle, senselessness, war
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“Learning and seeing are more important than education.”
― Sten Nadolny, Die Entdeckung der Langsamkeit
tags: education, learning, seeing
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