'A novel of such outstanding excellence that it deserves high precedence. A long enthralling story. This book is quite the most brilliant example of this genre that I have ever read; indeed, I cannot recall any novel published since the war of which I can speak with such undiluted enthusiasm.' Illustrated London News.
'It is extraordinarily good of its kind. Mr Wallace has done his homework about the Nobel Prize very well, and there is much fascinating detail about the lobbying for the nominations, how candidates are pushed, how real winners in the past have reacted.' - David Holloway, Daily Telegraph.
'Mr Wallace has researched with copious diligence into every aspect of Nobel lore. It is constantly readable and crammed with incident. - Frederic Raphael, Sunday Times.
'If half of Mr Wallace's mordant ironies and strictures are true then he assuredly will not win The Prize for The Prize - whatever its literary merit, which is considerable. Birmingham Mail.
'A most notable book indeed, showing enormous research and scholarship. This is a far-ranging and fascinating book.' Press and Journal.