Title: "The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of a Universe"
Author: Michael Frayn
Publisher: Metropolitan Books
Pages: 505
Price: $32.50
In a Nutshell: In a remarkably interesting book, Michael Frayn asks the central question: What would the universe be like if we were not here to say something about it? He is especially interested in language, and the ideas expressed here are behind his novels and plays. Using both historical and personal anecdotes, he discusses fiction, thinking, syntax, analogy and dreams.
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