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@lt;p@gt; Daniel Kehlmann's @lt;i@gt;Fame@lt;/i@gt; is a darkly comic masterpiece, a rare and thrilling example of a philosophical novel as pleasurable as it is thought-provoking. @lt;i@gt;--San Francisco Chronicle@lt;/i@gt;@lt;br@gt;@lt;br@gt; In Kehlmann's wickedly clever novel of nine interconnected stories, fame is something his cast of widely disparate characters seek, avoid, flirt with, and succumb to. . . [They are] luminous creations, and the coincidental devices that link them are brilliant gambits. Kehlmann showcases a flair for devious satire. @lt;br@gt;@lt;i@gt;--Booklist@lt;/i@gt; (starred) @lt;br@gt;@lt;b@gt; @lt;/b@gt; @lt;br@gt; [A] darkly comic tour de force...A brazen take on the modern yearning for recognition. Kehlmann is a writer worth reading. @lt;br@gt;@lt;i@gt;@lt;i@gt;--@lt;/i@gt;Kirkus Reviews@lt;/i@gt; (starred)@lt;br@gt; @lt;br@gt; [A] brilliant study of the fragility and interconnectedness of life. . . Layers of connection, irony, despair, and humor dist

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Daniel Kehlmann’s Measuring the World was translated into more than forty languages. Awards his work has received include the Candide Prize, the Literature Prize of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Heimito von Doderer Literature Award, the Kleist Prize, the WELT Literature Prize, and the Thomas Mann Prize. Kehlmann divides his time between Vienna and Berlin.

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