Bruno Hunziker

A smarter, more human retelling of Defoe's tale, with a profound philosophical discussion at its core.

Funny, informative and alarming, if somewhat outdated. Zaid effectively describes the book market, challenging our preconceptions and (despite a bleak picture) giving us hope about the future of bookshops.

I'm not usually a love story kind of guy, but Zweig's writing is so colorful and easy to read...

Thrilling. Zweig's Ferdinand Magellan is complex and tragic. It sent me on a Zweig reading bender.

My wife wanted to name our son Aliocha and “made me” read this. By the end of the first hundred pages I was convinced. Absolutely loved it (particularly the devil scene, oh how I love Ivan!).