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When We Cease to Understand the World
2020 book by Benjamín Labatut
When We Cease to Understand the World
When We Cease to Understand the World (Spanish: Un Verdor Terrible; lit. 'A Terrible Greenness') is a 2020 book by Chilean writer Benjamín Labatut. Originally written in Spanish and published by Anagrama, the book was translated into English by Adrian Nathan West and published by Pushkin Press and New York Review of Books in 2021. It describes the life of scientists who worked to revolutionize science and its related fields, and explores the themes of sacrifice. A historiographical metafiction, numerous critics have either referred to the book as a novel or a collection of short stories in essayistic style. The book was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. It was on the New York Times Book Review's 10 Best Books of 2021 and in 2024 was ranked as 83rd in the 100 Best Books of the 21st Century by New York Times.
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