![]() ![]() What distinguishes Kehlmann are quickness of mind and lightness of touch. "Elegant and measured in design and expression. "Kehlmann's lightly surreal style a mixture of comedy, romance and the macabre, with flashes of magical realism that read like Borges in the Black Forest." - Washington Post Book World Addictively readable and genuinely and deeply funny." - Los Angeles Times "A masterfully realized, wonderfully entertaining and deeply satisfying novel. Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann, translated by Carol Brown Janeway 272pp, Quercus, 12.99 Prussian aristocrat Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was an indefatigable naturalist and. "Steeped in German classicism and set against the topsy-turvy politics of the Napoleonic wars, this is a wonderfully entertaining depiction of an era, but, more importantly, a warm, playful portrait of two delightfully improbable men. suffuses Kehlmann's heady historical novel, which may especially delight science-fiction connoisseurs." - Booklist The uncomfortable humor of being, in Gauss' case, too brilliant. ![]() ![]() which keenly complements Kehlmann's intelligent, if not especially deep, treatment of science, mathematics and reason at the end of the Enlightenment." - Publishers Weekly "The narrative is notable for its brisk pacing, lively prose and wry humor. ![]()
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