MathFiction: A Szirakuzai Óriás [A Giant of Syracuse] (Száva István)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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A Szirakuzai Óriás [A Giant of Syracuse] (1959)

Száva István
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This Hungarian novelization of the life of Archimedes was brought to my attention by frequent site contributor Vijay Fafat. Unfortunately, we know very little about it. It has been republished numerous times, but not translated into English AFAIK. If you have read this book and can tell us more about it (especially its mathematical contact), please write.

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Works Similar to A Szirakuzai Óriás [A Giant of Syracuse]

According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:

The Sand-Reckoner by Gillian Bradshaw
The Death of Archimedes by Karel Capek
Dead Ancients Trilogy by Peter Hobbs
Archimedes, a planetarium opera by James Dashow
Dialógusok a matematikáról [Dialogues on Mathematics] by Alfréd Rényi
Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman
Whom the gods love: The story of Evariste Galois by Leopold Infeld
Hypatia: New Foes with an Old Face by Charles Kingsley
A Universe of Sufficient Size by Miriam Sved
The Tenth Muse by Catherine Chung

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Categories:

Genre	Historical Fiction,
Motif	Real Mathematicians,
Topic
Medium	Novels,

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