Ebling is assigned the mobile number of the actor Ralf Tanner. Soon he is taking Tanner's calls, making his decisions and talking to his girlfriends without any responsibility. The theme of this novel is switching identity amidst the effects of modern technology and the confusing game of deception played between reality and fiction.

The story of two Enlightenment genuises who set out to measure the world.

The Friedland brothers have nothing in common. Martin is a priest with no faith. Ivan is an artist with no integrity. Eric is a financier - now, with no money. Each, in their own way, a fake. Each about to step into the abyss.