The Principles of Uncertainty

MairaKalmanpaintsherhighlypersonalworldviewinaninimitablecombinationofimageandtext.ThePrinciplesofUncertaintyisanirresistibleinvitationtoexperiencelifethroughthepsycheofMairaKalman,oneofthiscountry'smostbelovedartists.Theresultisabookthatispartpersonalnarrative,partdocumentary,parttravelogue,partchapbook,andallKalman.Herbrilliant,whimsicalpaintings,ideas,andimages-whichinitiallyappearrandom-ultimatelyformanintricatelyinterconnectedworldview,anidiosyncraticinnermonologue.Kalmancontendswithsomeexistentialquestions-Whatisidentity?Whatishappiness?Whydowefightwars?Andthen,ofcourse,death,love,andcandy(notnecessarilyinthatorder).ThetremendoussuccessofKalman's2005illustratededitionofStrunkandWhite'sTheElementsofStyleestablishedherasanoriginal,inspirationalvoice,andthequirky,hilarious,heartbreakingstyleofThePrinciplesofUncertaintyrevealsMairaKalmanforwhatshetrulyis:anationaltreasure.