Daniel Kehlmann was born in Munich in 1975. He has published six novels, including Ich und Kaminiski (2003), Die Vermessung der Welt (2005), and Ruhm (2009), one collection of short stories and two collections of essays. His work has been translated into 40 languages. He has been awarded several prizes, among which are the Kleist-Preis, the Thomas-Mann-Preis, and the Prix Cévennes.