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When reclusive Parisian bookseller Mr. Ruche receives a letter from a long‑lost friend in the Amazon bequeathing a vast library of mathematical books, he is drawn into a sweeping exploration of mathematics history— from Archimedes and Pythagoras to Fermat. Meanwhile, deaf boy Max, who lives with Mr. Ruche, discovers a parrot that converses about mathematics. Using the inherited books and the bird’s guidance, Mr. Ruche teaches Max and his twin siblings the secrets of Euclid, Pythagoras and other mathematical wonders, while a race ensues to keep these powerful theorems out of the wrong hands.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Denis Guedj
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