“A masterfully realized, wonderfully entertaining and deeply satisfying novel. . . . Addictively readable and genuinely and deeply funny.”
—Los Angeles Times
“Kehlmann’s lightly surreal style [is] a mixture of comedy, romance and the macabre, with flashes of magical realism that read like Borges in the Black Forest.”
—The Washington Post Book World
“Elegant and measured in design and expression. . . . What distinguishes Kehlmann are quickness of pace and lightness of touch.”
—The New York Times Book Review
