Wittgenstein Jr

Wittgenstein Jr

The writer Hari Kunzru says â€œmade me feel better about the Apocalypse than I have in agesâ€ is backâ€”with a hilarious coming-of-age love story

The unruly undergraduates at Cambridge have a nickname for their new lecturer: Wittgenstein Jr. Heâ€™s a melancholic, tormented genius who seems determined to make them grasp the very essence of philosophical thought.

But Petersâ€”a working-class student surprised to find himself among the eliteâ€”soon discovers that thereâ€™s no place for logic in a Cambridge overrun by posh boys and picnicking tourists, as Englandâ€™s greatest university is collapsing under market pressures.

Such a place calls for a derangement of the senses, best achieved by lethal homemade cocktails consumed on Cambridge rooftops, where Peters joins his fellows as they attempt to forget about the void awaiting them after graduation, challenge one another to think so hard they die, and dream about impressing Wittgenstein Jr with one single, noble thought.

And as they scramble to discover what, indeed, they have to gain from the experience, they realize that their teacher is struggling to survive. For Peters, it leads to a surprising turnâ€”and for all of them, a challenge to see how the life of the mind can play out in harsh but hopeful reality.

Combining his trademark wit and sharp brilliance, Wittgenstein Jr is Lars Iyerâ€™s most assured and ambitious novel yetâ€”as impressive, inventive and entertaining as it is extraordinarily stirring.
Country USA
Manufacturer Melville House
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-09-02
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Melville House
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2014-09-02
Format	Kindle eBook

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