Mr. Mee A Novel [Paperback]

ANew York TimesNotable Book of the Year

In this inventive novel, octogenarian book collector Mr. Mee discovers the Internet with life-changing results. Told from the points of view of the guileless Mr. Mee, two eighteenth century French philosophers, and a middle-aged university professor, Andrew Crumey's book concerns the creation and mysterious disappearance of Rosier's Encyclopedia, an explosive text written more than two hundred years ago that purportedly disproves the existence of the universe. At times funny, often thought-provoking, and completely engaging,Mr. Meeis Crumey's most rewarding novel to date.

Fans of Tom Stoppard and Michael Frayn will relish this novel's puzzles and paradoxes, its unfolding and ingenious designs. Hilary Mantel, The New York Times Book Review

[A] learned romp . . . enriching, enlightening, and highly entertaining. Barbara Fischer, The Boston Globe

Like atromp l'oeilpainting, or a puzzle that invites us to draw at least two contradictory, yet equally plausible conclusions . . .Mr. Meedisturbs as it diverts, charms as it challenges. Merle Rubin, The Washington Times

It's the rare novel that makes you want to begin anew as soon as you've finished the last page . . . [Mr. Meeis] one to savor. Andrew C. Ervin, The Washington Post Book World

Andrew Crumeyis the author of three previous novels,Music, in a Foreign Language;Pfitz, aNew York TimesNotable Book; andD'Alembert's Principle. He lives in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Discussion Questions
1. Identify the three separate narrative strands that run throughMr. Mee,describing the
characters, settings, goals, and conflicts that comprise each strand. How do these three
stands relate to one another? Also, in your judgment, has author Andrew Crumey
successfully interwoven these strands? Explains why or why ló?