"Kehlmann delivers a charming historical romp complete with ghosts, cannibals, winged dogs, prostitutes, and some hapless political intrigue, none of which lures Gauss or Humboldt away for long from their shared passion: science.As a result, his novel is a meditation on creativity, not just in science but in any human endeavor." - Ken Alder, American Scientist However, I am delighted to report that Kehlmann maintains a scrupulous imaginative fidelity to his characters and their era. (.) As a card-carrying historian of science, I am duty-bound to note that the book includes numerous minor deviations from the historical record. "Around this odd couple Kehlmann has constructed a marvelous novel, a wry meditation on the idea that because there is more than one way to measure the world, there is more than one way to create it anew."Hasty translation is a frequent problem with publishers anxious to catch a best-selling wave from elsewhere but fortunately not even clunky sentences can spoil the delight of young Kehlmann's enormously enjoyable fifth novel." - Judith Armstrong, The Age.Measuring the World was made into a film, directed by Detlev Buck, in 2012Ī- : appealing intellectual-historical novel.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs.
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