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When We Cease To Understand The World

by Benjamín Labatut, Adrian Nathan West
When We Cease To Understand The World - Thryft
When We Cease To Understand The World - Thryft

Unique Mystical journey through the depths of scientific knowledge.

Dive into the captivating world of science and its enigmas. Labatut takes you on a thrilling ride, intertwining history and philosophy with mind-bending scientific discoveries. As you explore the unknown, you'll be confronted with profound questions about the nature of reality and our place in the universe. Brace yourself for a thought-provoking adventure that challenges your understanding of the world.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for First Fiction (2021)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Translated Literature (2021)
  • International Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee for Fiction (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

When We Cease To Understand The World

by Benjamín Labatut, Adrian Nathan West
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ISBN: 9781782276142
Authors: Benjamín Labatut, Adrian Nathan West
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Date of Publication: 2021-07-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Science, Philosophy, Creative Nonfiction
Related Topics: Physics, History, Essays
Goodreads rating: 4.14
(rated by 33619 readers)

Description

A fast-paced, mind-expanding literary work about scientific discovery, ethics, and the unsettled distinction between genius and madness. Using extraordinary, epoch-defining moments from the history of science, Benjamín Labatut plunges us into exhilarating territory between fact and fiction, progress and destruction, genius and madness.
 

Unique Mystical journey through the depths of scientific knowledge.

Dive into the captivating world of science and its enigmas. Labatut takes you on a thrilling ride, intertwining history and philosophy with mind-bending scientific discoveries. As you explore the unknown, you'll be confronted with profound questions about the nature of reality and our place in the universe. Brace yourself for a thought-provoking adventure that challenges your understanding of the world.

  • Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominee for First Fiction (2021)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Translated Literature (2021)
  • International Booker Prize Nominee for Shortlist (2021)
  • Metų verstinė knyga Nominee for Fiction (2022)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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