All Things Beautiful: 59 things to excite you

A beguiling invitation to read, listen and take an open-minded look at the world

In his beguiling invitation to read, listen and take an open-minded look at the world, Michael Köhlmeier surveys sources of happiness for all kinds of aesthetes. All Things Beautiful is an entertaining text about art, culture and other things of beauty – an appeal to be curious. Michael Köhlmeier invites you on a very personal journey, from Tolstoy to Mozart to Batman’s Joker. Who does art speak to? Did Shakespeare invent human feeling – or even the human being? Did Bob Dylan create the most beautiful version of ancient poetry? What is beauty anyway? Michael Köhlmeier is a global flâneur who combines his wonder with present-day questions big and small. He celebrates all the facets of aesthetic enjoyment and has created a short study in intellectual appreciation This book is the ideal companion for anyone who wants to be inspired by beauty.


»Rousing rhapsodies by an ingenious observer of art.«
Iris Radisch, DIE ZEIT