Measuring the World：A Novel (Vintage)

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作者Daniel Kehlmann 著

出版社Vintage

出版时间2007-10

印刷时间2007

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【内容简介】: MeasuringtheWorldmarksthedebutofagloriousnewtalentontheinternationalscene.YoungAustrianwriterDanielKehlmann’sbrilliantcomicnovelrevolvesaroundthemeetingoftwocolossalgeniusesoftheEnlightenment.Lateintheeighteenthcentury,twoyoungGermanssetouttomeasuretheworld.Oneofthem,thearistocraticnaturalistAlexandervonHumboldt,negotiatesjungles,voyagesdowntheOrinocoRiver,tastespoisons,climbsthehighestmountainknowntoman,countsheadlice,andexploresandmeasureseverycaveandhillhecomesacross.Theother,thereclusiveandbarelysocializedmathematicianCarlFriedrichGauss,canprovethatspaceiscurvedwithoutleavinghishome.Terrifyinglyfamousandwildlyeccentric,thesetwopolaroppositesfinallymeetinBerlinin1828,andareimmediatelyembroiledintheturmoilofthepost-Napoleanworld.
【作者简介】: DanielKehlmannwasbornin1975inMunich,thesonofadirectorandanactress.HeattendedaJesuitcollegeinVienna,traveledwidely,andhaswonseveralawardsforpreviousnovelsandshortstories,mostrecentlythe2005CandideAward.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintomorethantwentylanguages,andMeasuringtheWorldbecameaninstantbestsellerinseveralEuropeancountries.Kehlmannisspendingthefallof2006aswriter-in-residenceatNewYorkUniversity’sDeutschesHaus.HelivesinVienna.

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