by Daniel Kehlmann · Rowohlt Taschenbuch · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783499241000
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«Die Vermessung der Welt» is the historical novel by Daniel Kehlmann, published by Rowohlt Taschenbuch in paperback (304 pages, in German).
The novel interweaves the lives of two nineteenth-century German scientists: the mathematician Carl Friedrich Gauss and the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. While Gauss develops his theories in Göttingen, Humboldt travels exploring and measuring the world. Both share their passion for science, in a historical fiction narrative with satire and irony.
This edition was published in 2008 and belongs to Rowohlt's rororo collection, number 24100.
Daniel Kehlmann is a German-language novelist and playwright of both Austrian and German nationality.
