--- product_id: 67467974 title: "The Invention Of Everything Else: Bard Fiction Prize Winner – A Lyrical Tale of Nikola Tesla, Love, and Wonder" price: "KD 6.60" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/67467974-the-invention-of-everything-else-bard-fiction-prize-winner-lyrical store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Invention Of Everything Else: Bard Fiction Prize Winner – A Lyrical Tale of Nikola Tesla, Love, and Wonder **Price:** KD 6.60 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Invention Of Everything Else: Bard Fiction Prize Winner – A Lyrical Tale of Nikola Tesla, Love, and Wonder - **How much does it cost?** KD 6.60 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/67467974-the-invention-of-everything-else-bard-fiction-prize-winner-lyrical) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Winner of the Bard Fiction Prize, New York City thrums with energy, wonder, and possibility in this magical novel about the life and last days of Nikola Tesla. It is 1943, and the renowned inventor Nikola Tesla occupies a forbidden room on the 33rd floor of the Hotel New Yorker, stealing electricity. Louisa, a young maid at the hotel determined to befriend him, wins his attention through a shared love of pigeons; with her, we hear his tragic and tremendous life story unfold. Meanwhile, Louisa discovers that her father—and her handsome, enigmatic love interest, Arthur Vaughan—are on an unlikely mission to travel back in time and find his beloved late wife. A masterful hybrid of history, biography, and science fiction, with Thomas Edison, George Westinghouse, and Mark Twain making appearances, The Invention of Everything Else is an absorbing story about love and death and a wonderfully imagined homage to one of history's most visionary scientists. Review: Just excellent, a great read. - This is the best book I’ve read so far this year. An excellent read and a story that will keep you thinking about it long after it’s finished. Review: Fantasmagorical! - I first learned about Tesla last July, at the age of 62. Why were we not taught about this important inventor in grade school? Ever since I learned about him, it became an obsession...I read a bunch of biographies, and then I wanted to read every fictional book about him. This was not a very long list: Tesla is still almost unknown. Others have summarized the plot of this book, so I won't go into that. This writer's style reminds me of Anne Tyler, with her portrayals of unusual characters and their off-kilter family lives. The surrealism is heightened by the author's unusual structural choices. Occasionally the storyline jumps into the past, and segues into Tesla's journalistic recollections of his own life. Further surreal touches are brought in with a section describing Edison's electrocution of animals and his invention of the electric chair. (Yes, Edison really was an evil and unscrupulous fellow, but TIME Magazine still sells the Edison special, and they have never done a Tesla special...go figure.) The sections written from Tesla's viewpoint are in first-person, while all the rest is third. Certainly not how they tell you to structure a novel in 'writers workshop'! Louisa was an engaging character, but the entire subplot about Louisa's father, Azor and Arthur, and the "time machine" weren't that interesting to me. Louisa's relationship with Arthur just didn't come alive. Other reviewers said "he may have come from the future", I didn't pick up on that. He was just a sort of wooden, blank character. I wish the entire book had been about Louisa's conversations and interactions with Tesla and his pigeons. Those scenes are marvelous. Tesla is wonderfully portrayed as eccentric, a bit scary yet fascinating, mysterious, wise, witty, sad and a little bitter, yet noble and resigned. I have read descriptions of the elder Tesla as physically frail, yet possessing a presence and a dignity that dominated any gathering. This novel captured that quality for me! Oh, if only I had that Time Machine, so I could go back and meet Tesla! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,025,807 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #2,952 in Magical Realism #3,134 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction #25,815 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 241 Reviews | ## Images ![The Invention Of Everything Else: Bard Fiction Prize Winner – A Lyrical Tale of Nikola Tesla, Love, and Wonder - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71IemGUwUjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Just excellent, a great read. *by T***G on May 30, 2024* This is the best book I’ve read so far this year. An excellent read and a story that will keep you thinking about it long after it’s finished. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantasmagorical! *by B***C on April 28, 2014* I first learned about Tesla last July, at the age of 62. Why were we not taught about this important inventor in grade school? Ever since I learned about him, it became an obsession...I read a bunch of biographies, and then I wanted to read every fictional book about him. This was not a very long list: Tesla is still almost unknown. Others have summarized the plot of this book, so I won't go into that. This writer's style reminds me of Anne Tyler, with her portrayals of unusual characters and their off-kilter family lives. The surrealism is heightened by the author's unusual structural choices. Occasionally the storyline jumps into the past, and segues into Tesla's journalistic recollections of his own life. Further surreal touches are brought in with a section describing Edison's electrocution of animals and his invention of the electric chair. (Yes, Edison really was an evil and unscrupulous fellow, but TIME Magazine still sells the Edison special, and they have never done a Tesla special...go figure.) The sections written from Tesla's viewpoint are in first-person, while all the rest is third. Certainly not how they tell you to structure a novel in 'writers workshop'! Louisa was an engaging character, but the entire subplot about Louisa's father, Azor and Arthur, and the "time machine" weren't that interesting to me. Louisa's relationship with Arthur just didn't come alive. Other reviewers said "he may have come from the future", I didn't pick up on that. He was just a sort of wooden, blank character. I wish the entire book had been about Louisa's conversations and interactions with Tesla and his pigeons. Those scenes are marvelous. Tesla is wonderfully portrayed as eccentric, a bit scary yet fascinating, mysterious, wise, witty, sad and a little bitter, yet noble and resigned. I have read descriptions of the elder Tesla as physically frail, yet possessing a presence and a dignity that dominated any gathering. This novel captured that quality for me! Oh, if only I had that Time Machine, so I could go back and meet Tesla! ### ⭐⭐⭐ Excellent Story, But Could Have Ended Better *by S***N on October 29, 2014* It was five stars all the way, until the very last chapter or so. I LOVED the story up til then. Obviously I was fairly certain that Tesla would die toward the end given the book opens on New Years 1943. However, the whole side plot with the "time machine" and the death of Walter and Azor was an unnecessary complication and just left the book with a more depressing tone than necessary. I did very much enjoy the parts written from Tesla's POV, some of the author's insights and thought processes were brilliant, and the relationship with Samuel Clemens, as well as Robert and Katharine Johnson, were excellent. Overall, I would recommend this book, but not with the same enthusiasm I had before finishing it... --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/67467974-the-invention-of-everything-else-bard-fiction-prize-winner-lyrical](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/67467974-the-invention-of-everything-else-bard-fiction-prize-winner-lyrical) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-19*