{"title":"Daniel Kehlmann","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"measuring-the-world-daniel-kehlmann-historical-fiction-paperback","title":"Measuring the World by Daniel Kehlmann - Historical Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781847241146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Quercus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAge Range:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adult Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nMeasuring the World is Daniel Kehlmann's internationally acclaimed novel reimagining the parallel lives of two towering figures of the German Enlightenment: explorer Alexander von Humboldt and mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss. Blending historical fact with playful invention, this witty, richly imagined story follows two brilliant, eccentric minds as they each set out, in wildly different ways, to measure and understand the world around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nTowards the end of the eighteenth century, two young German geniuses set themselves an extraordinary task: to measure the world. Alexander von Humboldt, a Prussian aristocrat raised for greatness, abandons comfort for adventure, trekking through savannah and jungle, scaling the highest mountain then known to Europeans, cataloguing specimens, counting head lice on the heads of the people he meets, and probing every cave and crevice he can find. Meanwhile, Carl Friedrich Gauss, born into poverty and destined to be remembered as the greatest mathematician since Newton, barely needs to step outside his study in Göttingen to intuit that space itself is curved. He can calculate prime numbers in his head, cannot imagine life without women, and famously leaps from his marriage bed to scribble down a formula. Kehlmann weaves these two extraordinary lives together with sly humour, sharp observation and genuine warmth, contrasting Humboldt's restless physical exploration with Gauss's introspective intellectual genius. The result is a novel celebrated for its charm, wit and vivid characterisation, exploring the absurdity and the greatness, the loneliness and the connection, that shadow every pursuit of knowledge. A critically acclaimed international bestseller translated into more than forty languages, Measuring the World offers a thoroughly engaging and surprisingly funny window into the Age of Enlightenment and the men who tried to chart it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternationally bestselling novel translated into over 40 languages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWitty, character-driven retelling of real Enlightenment history\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfect for fans of historical and literary fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new paperback copy, ready to gift or collect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal for readers who enjoy science, history and biography blended with storytelling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDaniel Kehlmann was born in Munich in 1975 and lives in Vienna, Berlin and New York. Measuring the World is among his best-known works, alongside titles such as Me and Kaminski, Fame and Tyll. His novels have earned numerous literary prizes, including the Candide Prize and the Literature Prize of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and have established him as one of the most acclaimed German-language novelists of his generation, celebrated for blending historical insight with sharp, playful wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Novel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nA clever, funny and deeply human portrait of two extraordinary minds, Measuring the World rewards readers with equal parts history, humour and heart - an unforgettable literary journey through the Age of Enlightenment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Image shown is for illustrative purposes; your copy will be the UK edition with ISBN 9781847241146 as listed, cover design as shown.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Daniel Kehlmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58307156509054,"sku":"SNG12237","price":4.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/files\/measuring-the-world-daniel-kehlmann-paperback.jpg?v=1793538167"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/collections\/daniel-kehlmann.oembed","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}