MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

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Alexander's Infinity (2021)
Lidija Stankovikj
Highly Rated!

This novel describes the spiritual journey of "a middle-aged Scandinavian mathematician with a bent for the metaphysical" to India and Burma. I have not yet had a chance to read it, but the author has lived in India, Burma, and Sweden and holds a degree in mathematics, so she should at least know something about those aspects of the plot.

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Works Similar to Alexander's Infinity
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Pascal's Wager by Nancy Rue
  2. The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde
  3. The Babelogic of Mathematics by Vijay Fafat
  4. Axiom of Dreams by Arula Ratnakar
  5. Strike Your Heart by Amélie Nothomb
  6. The Singularities by John Banville
  7. The Deluge by Stephen Markley
  8. Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  9. Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
  10. Alone with You in the Ether: A Love Story by Olivia Blake
Ratings for Alexander's Infinity:
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Mathematical Content:
4.33/5 (3 votes)
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Literary Quality:
5/5 (3 votes)
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Categories:
Genre
MotifReligion,
TopicInfinity,
MediumNovels,

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Exciting News: The 1,600th entry was recently added to this database of mathematical fiction! Also, for those of you interested in non-fictional math books let me (shamelessly) plug the recent release of the second edition of my soliton theory textbook.

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