by Hans Magnus Enzensberger · Siruela · tapa dura · ISBN 9788415937197
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«El diablo de los números» is the mathematics popularisation novel by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, published by Siruela in hardback (260 pages, in Spanish).
Robert hates mathematics because he doesn't understand it. In dreams, a little devil appears to him for twelve nights to show him the fascinating side of this science: prime numbers, negatives, fractions, square roots and infinity, in a journey where numbers come to life.
This Spanish edition belongs to the collection Las Tres Edades / Nos Gusta Saber (no. 5), with illustrations by Rotraut Susanne Berner and translation by Carlos Fortea.
Recommended for young readers aged 12 and up, especially for those who want to lose their fear of mathematics.
Hans Magnus Enzensberger was a German author, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, and editor. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Andreas Thalmayr, Elisabeth Ambras, Linda Quilt and Giorgio Pellizzi. Enzensberger was regarded as one of the literary founding figures of the Federal Republic of Germany and wrote more than 70 books, with works translated into 40 languages. He was one of the leading authors in Group 47, and influenced the 1968 West German student movement. He was awarded the Georg Büchner Prize and the Pour le Mérite, among many others.
