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Die Vermessung der Welt

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Die Vermessung der WeltGegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts machen sich zwei junge Deutsche an die Vermessung der Welt. Der eine, Alexander von Humboldt, kmpft sich durch Urwald und Steppe, befhrt den Orinoko, kostet Gifte, zhlt Kopfluse, kriecht in Erdlcher, besteigt Vulkane und begegnet Seeungeheuern und Menschenfressern. Der andere, der Mathematiker und Astronom Carl Friedrich Gau, der sein Leben nicht ohne Frauen verbringen kann und doch in der Hochzeitsnacht aus dem Bett

Gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts machen sich zwei junge Deutsche an die Vermessung der Welt. Der eine, Alexander von Humboldt, kämpft sich durch Urwald und Steppe, befährt den Orinoko, kostet Gifte, zählt Kopfläuse, kriecht in Erdlöcher, besteigt Vulkane und begegnet Seeungeheuern und Menschenfressern. Der andere, der Mathematiker und Astronom Carl Friedrich Gauß, der sein Leben nicht ohne Frauen verbringen kann und doch in der Hochzeitsnacht aus dem Bett springt, um eine Formel zu notieren - er beweist auch im heimischen Göttingen, dass der Raum sich krümmt. Alt, berühmt und ein wenig sonderbar geworden, treffen sich die beiden 1828 in Berlin. Doch kaum steigt Gauß aus seiner Kutsche, verstricken sie sich in die politischen Wirren Deutschlands nach dem Sturz Napoleons. Mit Phantasie und viel Humor beschreibt Daniel Kehlmann das Leben zweier Genies, ihre Sehnsüchte und Schwächen, ihre Gradwanderung zwischen Einsamkeit und Liebe, Lächerlichkeit und Größe, Scheitern und Erfolg - ein philosophischer Abenteuerroman von seltener Kraft und Brillanz.

EAN: 9783498035280
Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen.
Erscheinungsjahr: 23.09.2005
Produktform: Leinen, Gebunden
Autoren: Kehlmann, Daniel
Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 304
Keyword: Alexander von Humboldt; Carl Friedrich Gauß; Erfolg; Historischer Abenteuerroman; Ironie; Lateinamerika; Niedersachsen; Schwächen; Sehnsucht
Fachschema: Deutsche Belletristik / Historischer Roman, Erzählung~Humboldt, Alexander von~Lateinamerika / Roman, Erzählung~Niedersachsen / Roman, Erzählung~Niedersachsen
Fachkategorie: Historische Abenteuerromane~Historischer Roman~Belletristik: Themen, Stoffe, Motive: Raumwahrnehmung, Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik
Region: Niedersachsen~Süd- und Zentralamerika (inklusive Mexiko), Lateinamerika
Zeitraum: erste Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1800 bis 1850 n. Chr.)
Thema: Entspannen
Text Sprache: ger
Verlag: Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Rowohlt
Länge: 212 mm
Breite: 137 mm
Höhe: 27 mm
Gewicht: 392 gr
Genre: Belletristik
Herkunftsland: DEUTSCHLAND (DE)
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