International acclaim for Daniel Kehlmann's
Measuring the World

“Nothing less than a literary sensation.”

—The Guardian (London)

“Strikingly economical, precise and vivid. It manages the implausible feat of infusing the world of German scientists two centuries ago with a dry humor.”

—The Wall Street Journal

“[Kehlmann has] a sly prose style shaped by the fire of human nature and the anvil of logic.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“This is a rare gem of a novel, both a virtuoso entertainment and a moving double portrait of two strange minds. …Extraordinary.”

—The Independent (London)

“Fantastically imagined…. There's an energy and enthusiasm about this book that is so refreshing and true to the spirit of the time in which Humboldt and Gauss lived.”

—The Daily Telegraph (London)

“This clever book is full of facts—but it is also pulsing with fictional energy…. His characters are vividly alive…. As sophisticated as it is engaging.”

—The Sunday Times (London)

“Kehlmann's books exude the provocative attraction of masters like Nabokov or Proust.”

—Stern (Germany)

“Daniel Kehlmann is a consummate storyteller, assured in tone, with a masterful control over the story line…. Ravishing.”

—Der Spiegel (Germany)