'This best of all possible biographies is endlessly informative, but at the same time it unfailingly puts you in a good mood' - Suddeutsche Zeitung

'Michael Kempe has written the Leibniz biography for our time. It is difficult to even begin to do justice to his rich spirit, but Kempe succeeds' - Daniel Kehlmann, author of 'Tyll'

'A great idea: to start from individual days on which Leibnizs life and work take a new turn, and ultimately unfold an entire world. A hugely successful biographical feat' - Rudiger Safranski, author of 'Goethe: Life as a Work of Art'