While Seinfeld is only figuratively about nothing, Gefter’s subject is quite literal. Her book revolves around the attempt to grasp the bizarre state that exist

While Seinfeld is only figuratively about nothing, Gefter’s subject is quite literal. Her book revolves around the attempt to grasp the bizarre state that existed prior to the Big Bang—though even the word ‘prior’ is misleading, as time itself hadn’t yet come into existence.