Measuring the World

Hardcover | 1 April 2007 | Edition Number 1

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"Measuring the World recreates the parallel but contrasting lives of two
geniuses of the German Enlightenment - the naturalist and explorer Alexander
von Humboldt and the mathematician and physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss. Daniel
Kehlmann has produced a novel of rare charm and readability, distinguished by
its sly humour and unforgettable characterisation. Measuring the World
marks the Australian debut of a distinctive and original voice in contemporary
fiction."

Industry Reviews

Measuring the World has proved nothing less than a literary sensation... the novel has sold more than 600,000 copies in Germany, knocking J K Rowling and Dan Brown off the bestseller lists... it is the most successful German novel since Patrick Suskind's Perfume... 31-year-old Daniel Kehlmann is a literary wunderkind already being compared to Nabokov and Proust' Guardian Daniel Kehlmann's Measuring the World announces the arrival of a new generation...Kehlmann is a master of irony ... already a figure of European stature...(he) has it in him to be the great German novelist that the world had given up waiting for - Sunday TelegraphFilled with wry humour and fascinating anecdotes, this is a warm, witty and ultimately tragic celebration of the many faces of genius - The Good Book GuideIn sparing prose Kehlmann cleverly combines a great enthusiasm for the Enlightenment spirit of enquiry with demystifying depictions of the individuals involved...Moving...Hilarious - Book of the Week - 5 stars out of 6 - Time Out

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