The Principles of Uncertainty
A compilation of Maira Kalman’s New York Times columns, The Principles of Uncertainty is part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman. These brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue.
“My absolute favorite book of recent memory: an exquisite and delightful and peculiarly illustrated memoir about…well, the search for the meaning of life. I will be giving this book to everyone I know.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“Sublime… Kalman’s elegantly witty and at times melancholy narrative runs arm in arm with her unmistakable paintings on a serendipitous romp through the history of the world.” – Vanity Fair
Paperback
336 Pages
6 x 9 inches
About Maira Kalman: Kalman is an illustrator, an author, and a designer. She is the author of And the Pursuit of Happiness, Women Holding Things, Beloved Dog, and Cake. She is the illustrator of Michael Pollan’s Food Rules and the bestselling edition of William Strunk and E. B. White’s The Elements of Style. Kalman’s work is shown at the Julie Saul Gallery in Manhattan.
