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The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe
Michael Frayn
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Description for The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe
Paperback. What would the universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? This work is written by the author of novels such as "Spies", plays ("Copenhagen" and "Noises Off") and films ("Clockwise"). Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 32. Weight in Grams: 404.
What would that universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there be still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale?
The author of award winning novels (such as Spies), plays (Copenhagen and Noises Off) and films (Clockwise) here produces his first work of non-fiction, one which explores all of the ideas behind his brilliant, funny and hugely popular work.
Product Details
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
403 g
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571232185
SKU
V9780571232185
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99-10
About Michael Frayn
Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, The Trick of It and A Landing on the Sun. Headlong was shortlisted for the 1999 Booker Prize, Whitbread Novel Prize and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize ... Read more
Reviews for The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe
"'Imaginative, funny and dazzlingly clever.' John Carey, Sunday Times"