Unlikely bestseller heralds the return of lightness and humour to German literature (The Guardian, 19 Jul 2006, Page 10)

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Unlikely bestseller heralds the return of lightness and humour to German literature
Luke Harding Strasbourg
The Guardian
19 Jul 2006

At first glance the plot seems unpromising. At the end of the 18th century two brilliant young Germans attempt to measure the world. One of them is Alexander von Humboldt, whose journeys in South America see him hack through the jungle, crawl into... read more...