Johann Mobius, the world's greatest physicist, is locked away in a madhouse along with two other scientists. Why? Because he is haunted by recurring visions of King Solomon, and the other two are convinced they are Einstein and Newton. But are these three actually mad? Or are they playing a murdererous game with the world at stake?
This darkly comic satire probes the cost of sanity among men of science and whether it is the mad who are the truly sane.
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"We had to read this book in school, and it's actually one of the few books that I really, really, really liked. I read it in a single day, because it was so thrilling and totally not like the usual books one has to read for school. And I don't think it's just because it's about Physicists. ;)" — André (5 out of 5 stars)
"We had to read this book in school, and it's actually one of the few books that I really, really, really liked. I read it in a single day, because it was so thrilling and totally not like the usual books one has to read for school. And I don't think it's just because it's about Physicists. ;)"
" Cool. I guess I expected it to be a bit more absurd. "
" Zum Kreischen! "
" This is a good, solid comedic mystery about crazy people. And you thought Germans had no sense of humor! "
" I read this, Die Physiker, in the original German along with Der Ricther Und Sein Henker and some of his short stories. I like his style. "
" My favorite quote was "In all the world there's nothing more absurd than a woman's frantic desire for self-sacrifice." It's the kind of quote that gives my sister diarrhea. "
" About the responsibility that comes with great power. But not strength is meant here, but power of the mind, able to invent something that could destroy everything. Meanwhile absurdly hilarious. Great play. "
" it's completely insane! good turnig points, you never expect what happens next! "
" Absolutely brilliant! I'm going to read it again tonight. "And to think for this I had to strangle a nurse and learn German!" "
" Toneelstuk met eenheid van plaats en tijd over drie fysici in een inrichting. Stapelt ontknoping op ontknoping en verandert van erg grappig gaandeweg naar grimmig, met een troosteloos einde. Mooi! "
" Had to read it 3 times in school but enjoyed it every time. "
" A madhouse with three physicists claiming to be Einstein, Newton and Mobius! This wonderful premise for the play is squandared and it does not exploit the richness that these characters could provide and instead wastes it on banalities. "
" Great stuff. If you've got a beach weekend of physics and nurse-strangling planned, put this book in your tote! "
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