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Lebenskuenstler

Learn a funny, quirky German word each week with DW's Word of the Week feature. This week: Lebenskuenstler.

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Imagine making art, not with paint or clay, but with life itself as your medium. A "life artist," or "Lebenskuenstler" as the Germans would say, is someone who finds beauty in the colors life puts at their disposal, someone who makes do with the brushes they've got and doesn't pout over a few mistaken strokes. Have you been inspired by a true "Lebenskuenstler"? Click on the link below to e-mail and tell us how that person inspired you.

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