The Discovery of Slowness. Sten Nadolny

John Franklin lived in his own world, where all things seemed to have lost the ability to move quickly. His mind stubbornly refused to hurry and did not pay attention to the mockery, ridicule and mockery of those around him. He slowly but surely went to the goal, turning an innate defect into the strongest trait of his character. And in the end, the uncouth boy from a provincial town became a rear admiral of the English fleet, an outstanding navigator and a world-famous Arctic explorer.

“The Discovery of Slowness” is not just a biography of an outstanding personality, it is a story about a special person who not only accepted that she was not like everyone else, but also forced others to live in her own rhythm and at her own pace.