Pfitz

This article is about the novel. For other uses, see Pfitz (disambiguation).

First edition (publ. Dedalus Press)
Cover artist: Lise Weisgerber

Pfitz is a 1997 novel by Scottish physicist and author Andrew Crumey.[1] It concerns an 18th-century German prince who dedicates his life to the construction of imaginary cities. The name Pfitz is taken from an inhabitant of one of the prince's fanciful cities, Rreinnstadt.[2]

In 1997, the book was named a notable book of the year by The New York Times.[3] In that newspaper Andrew Miller said it, "makes for rewarding reading -- cerebral, adroit, not afraid to take chances but never allowing itself to be seduced by theory, by mere cleverness."[4]

It was published in Germany as Die Geliebte des Kartographen ("The Cartographer's Lover") and was the subject of a prize-winning television feature by Eva Severini.[5][circular reference]

In 2013 the Scottish Book Trust selected it as one of the 50 best Scottish books of the last 50 years.[6]

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  5. ^ "LiteraVision 1998".
  6. ^ "Vicky Allan. "The best Scottish book". Sunday Herald, November 24, 2013".