MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Gifted: A Novel (2007)
Nikita Lalwani
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This novel tells the coming-of-age story of a girl whose Indian father is a professor of mathematics in Wales. She is talented at mathematics and even uses sophisticated math in her everyday life (e.g. she calculates the probability that she will get to walk home with the boy she likes). However, she struggles to deal with her parents expectations, both academic and social.

Thanks to Melissa Poremba for suggesting this book for the list.

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  6. Very in Pieces by Megan Frazer Blakemore
  7. The Wizard by C.S. Godshalk
  8. The Book of Getting Even by Benjamin Taylor
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  10. Life After Genius by M. Ann Jacoby
Ratings for Gifted: A Novel:
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Mathematical Content:
3/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
4/5 (1 votes)
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Categories:
Genre
MotifProdigies, Female Mathematicians, Romance, Math Education, Religion,
Topic
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.

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)