German literature

Measuring the World

“The world was large, and yet it was measurable.” Chapter 1: The Prodigy and the Explorer The novel opens by introducing its two protagonists: Carl Friedrich Gauss, the […]

French literature

HHhH

“This is a true story.” — Laurent Binet, HHhH Prologue The novel opens with the author reflecting on the nature of historical storytelling, questioning how to faithfully recount […]