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What would that universe be like if human beings were not here to observe it? Would there still be numbers, or scientific laws? Would the universe even be vast, without our tininess to give it scale? The author of award winning novels (such as Spies), plays (Copenhagen and Noises Off) and films (Clockwise) here produces his first work of non-fiction, one which explores all of the ideas behind his brilliant, funny and hugely popular work.

Reviews

• ‘A witty examination of the ways in which so many of our beliefs about reality slip through our fingers when we attempt to seize them.’ — Sunday Times

• ‘Anyone who thinks philosophy is boring should try Michael Frayn, a novelist and playwright, on the subject here. His sense of wonder…never leaves him and his prose shines throughout.’ — Sunday Telegraph

• ‘Crackles with humour, erudition and wisdom. In an age of increasing specialisation, his polymathy is a protean delight.’ — The Times

• The Human Touch: Our Part in the Creation of the Universe is a fascinating search for an understanding of philosophy, cosmology, language and the big questions of life, from Michael Frayn, the award-winning author of Spies, Skios and Headlong.

Michael Frayn was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist on the Guardian and the Observer. His novels include Towards the End of the Morning, Headlong, Spies and Skios. His seventeen plays range from Noises Off, recently chosen as one of the nation’s three favourite plays, to Copenhagen, which won the 1998 Evening Standard Award for Best Play of the Year and the 2000 Tony Award for Best Play. He is married to the writer Claire Tomalin.