MathFiction: What the Revolution Requires (Timons Esaias)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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What the Revolution Requires (2020)

Timons Esaias
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A minimalist short story in which an author seeks to write a ground breaking work of mathematical fiction:

(quoted from What the Revolution Requires)

Raymond had several plotlines laid out, all their steps organized and ready. He intended to expose his protagonist to the irrational, and even the heavily imaginary.

Allan Goldberg brought it to my attention when this story appeared in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Humanistic Mathematics.

More information about this work can be found at scholarship.claremont.edu.
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)

Literary Quality:
3/5 (1 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Humorous,
Motif
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Medium	Short Stories, Available Free Online,

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