Display[s] a pyrotechnic ability to skewer not just journalists, but also the entire art world, from artists and critics to gallery owners and patrons. . . . Wonderful. The Washington Times
A piercing look into the art world. . . . Kehlmann s critique of celebrity, of fame and of the ugliness of self-promotion holds strong. San Francisco Chronicle
Zollner [is], in spite of everything, an endearing character who is both comic and sympathetic. . . . Can be absorbed and thoroughly enjoyed in one sitting. Rocky Mountain News
Funny and surprisingly thoughtful. . . . Zollner touches on art and aging, truth and illusion and the stories we tell ourselves so we can keep going when the going s hard. St. Petersburg Times
[Zollner] is . . . amusingly distasteful, utterly unreliable, [and] recognizable to readers of Nabokov and his present-day disciples like Amis and Banville. . . . Philosophically and psychologically provocative. Bookforum
Sebastian Zollner and Manuel Kaminski are quite a pair. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny. Las Vegas Review-Journal
A singular book, barbed and compassionate, uproarious and touching. The Anniston Star
Witty, shrewd and smartly translated. The Guardian (London)
A bitingly funny meditation on memory, aging and death. The Free Lance-Star
[Me and Kaminski] will leave you breathless, caught between laughter and tears, pondering the Great Questions such as What is Art? The Putnam County Courier
Kehlmann has a sure eye for the pretensions of artists and critics. . . . [A] sparkling and consistently amusing comedy, by turns broad and sophisticated. The Telegraph (London)
Fun, fast, and thoroughly enjoyable. New Statesman
[A] novel with brain and a heart [Kehlmann s] real masterpiece. Granta
By turns rollicking, witty and touching. . . . A real treat. The Howard County Times
A gleeful massacre of media presumptions and art-world pretensions. The Independent (London)
Zollner s probing of Kaminski s life culminates in whimsical and often laugh-out-loud circumstances. . . . A satire of all sorts of people in creative professions. Sacramento Book Review
