{"product_id":"when-we-cease-to-understand-the-world-9781681375663","title":"When We Cease to Understand the World","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Books of 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize and the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA fictional examination of the lives of real-life scientists and thinkers whose discoveries resulted in moral consequences beyond their imagining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen We Cease to Understand the World\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about the complicated links between scientific and mathematical discovery, madness, and destruction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFritz Haber, Alexander Grothendieck, Werner Heisenberg, Erwin Schrödinger--these are some of luminaries into whose troubled lives Benjamín Labatut thrusts the reader, showing us how they grappled with the most profound questions of existence. They have strokes of unparalleled genius, alienate friends and lovers, descend into isolation and insanity. Some of their discoveries reshape human life for the better; others pave the way to chaos and unimaginable suffering. The lines are never clear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt a breakneck pace and with a wealth of disturbing detail, Labatut uses the imaginative resources of fiction to tell the stories of the scientists and mathematicians who expanded our notions of the possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Labatut\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681375663\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Man Booker International Prize - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e ALA Notable Books - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamín Labatut\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Rotterdam in 1980 and grew up in The Hague, Buenos Aires, and Lima. He published two award-winning works of fiction prior to \u003ci\u003eWhen We Cease to Understand the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which is his first book to be translated into English. His new book \u003ci\u003eThe Maniac\u003c\/i\u003e, which was written in English, is coming from Penguin Random House in October 2023. Labatut lives with his family in Santiago, Chile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Nathan West\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and literary translator living in Spain. His criticism has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He has translated books from German, Catalan, and Spanish, including Jean Améry's \u003ci\u003eCharles Bovary, Country Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, which is published by NYRB Classics, and \u003ci\u003ePere Gimferrer\u003c\/i\u003e for NYRB Poets. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Diet\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in early 2022.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46023993426134,"sku":"9781681375663","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/1660\/5398\/files\/img_8d2ffb29-2105-46d7-bfcb-1c084ac8f50e.jpg?v=1722337065","url":"https:\/\/tiabookcellar.com\/products\/when-we-cease-to-understand-the-world-9781681375663","provider":"tia book cellar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}