by Daniel Kehlmann · Rowohlt Verlag GmbH · tapa dura · ISBN 9783498035280
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«Die Vermessung der Welt» is the historical novel by Daniel Kehlmann, published by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH in hardcover (301 pages, in German).
At the end of the 18th century, two young Germans try to measure the world in their own way: Humboldt travels through the jungles and volcanoes of South America; Gauss proves in Göttingen that space curves. In 1828 they meet in Berlin, amid political upheaval after Napoleon's fall. Kehlmann portrays with irony the greatness and weaknesses of both geniuses.
Originally published in 2005, the novel was a finalist for the Deutscher Buchpreis; the Rowohlt hardcover edition has 301 pages.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and fictionalized biographies, especially those who enjoy ironic portraits of real figures from science.
Daniel Kehlmann is a German-language novelist and playwright of both Austrian and German nationality.
