![]() Some of Maric’s struggles are ones I’ve experienced firsthand. The novel ends with the couple’s divorce. Eventually Einstein and Maric get married and raise two sons while reshaping the entire field of physics - and drifting apart. They fall in love and have an affair she gets pregnant, flunks her exams - twice - and never completes her doctoral degree. The Other Einstein, a story told through letters, begins as Maric travels from her home in Serbia to study at the university in Zurich, Switzerland, where she soon meets fellow physics student Einstein. Fortunately, one of literature’s great perks is that it enables me to grapple with hard issues in a less stressful setting than politics. ![]() Truth has always been a tenuous commodity in politics, but its value currently seems to be at an all-time low. In part, the difficulty is a reflection of my struggle with today’s political climate. By the end, I was in an all-out battle with the boundaries of truth-stretching. ![]() Halfway through the book, though, I began to feel uneasy. ![]() So when I came across a historical novel about her, The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict, I jumped on the opportunity to learn more. Watching National Geographic’s period drama, Genius, which in its first season told the story of Albert Einstein, held a fascinating surprise for me: his first wife, Mileva Maric. ![]()
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