MathFiction: The Four Colors of Summer (Tefcros Michaelides )

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The Four Colors of Summer (2011)

Tefcros Michaelides
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Multi-generational love stories are interwoven with the history of the Four Color Theorem, including the controversies surrounding its computer-assisted proof.

This novel was published in Greek and (AFAIK) it has not yet been translated into any other languages. Since I cannot read Greek, I must admit that I have not read this book myself. I am grateful to Vijay Fafat for bringing it to my attention.

More information about this work can be found at tefcrosmichaelidesen.wordpress.com.
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Categories:

Genre	Historical Fiction,
Motif	Proving Theorems, Female Mathematicians, Religion,
Topic	Geometry/Topology/Trigonometry,
Medium	Novels,

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