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The Director 2023

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By Daniel Kehlmann

The Director is a 2023 novel written by German-Austrian author Daniel Kehlmann. It fictionalizes the life of 20th-century German director G. W. Pabst. The novel received favorable reviews in Germany and abroad. In 2025 it appeared on multiple best-of lists. The following year, 2026, it was nominated for the International Booker Prize.

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Ross Benjamin

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Rowohlt Verlag

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