The Principles of Uncertainty

By Maira Kalman

An irresistible invitation to experience life through a beloved artist's psyche, The Principles of Uncertainty is a compilation of Maira Kalman’s New York Times columns. Part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman, these brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue. 

Maira Kalman is an American artist, illustrator, writer, and designer known for her painting and writing about the human condition. She is the author and illustrator of over 30 books for adults and children, and her work is exhibited in museums around the world. 

Penguin Books, 2009, hardcover, 6.18 x 0.7 x 9.12 inches, 336 pages.