The Man Who Counted

A Collection of Mathematical Adventures

Malba Tahan (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2015
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-35147-7 (ISBN)

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“A great storyteller.”—Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist

Malba Tahan is the creation of a celebrated Brazilian
mathematician looking for a way to bring some of the
mysteries and pleasures of mathematics to a wider public.
The adventures of Beremiz Samir, The Man Who Counted,
take the reader on a journey in which, time and again, Samir
summons his extraordinary mathematical powers to settle
disputes, give wise advice, overcome dangerous enemies,
and win for himself fame, fortune, and rich rewards. We
learn of previous mathematicians and come to admire Samir’s
wisdom and patience. In the grace of Tahan’s telling, these
stories hold unusual delights for the reader.

Júlio César de Mello e Souza, a Brazilian mathematician, published more than one hundred books under the name Malba Tahan. Even after his identity was exposed, he wrote as Tahan until his death in 1974. Poet and translator Alastair Reid lives in New York City.

Illustrationen	Patricia Reid Baquero
Übersetzer	Leslie Clark, Alastair Reid
Zusatzinfo	34 illustrations
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 178 mm
Gewicht	318 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
ISBN-10	0-393-35147-5 / 0393351475
ISBN-13	978-0-393-35147-7 / 9780393351477
Zustand	Neuware