by Denis Guedj · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782020427852
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«Le Théorème du perroquet» is the mystery novel by Denis Guedj, published by Points in paperback (672 pages, in French).
Pierre, a retired bookseller, receives a letter from his friend Edgar written in the Amazon before his death; in it he bequeaths him a science library. To clarify Edgar's death, found in the ruins of his house in Manaus, Pierre and his family start studying mathematics. The novel reviews mathematical milestones and reads like a detective story.
Novel finalist for the Premi Llibreter for narrative in 2000. Work originally published in 1998; this Points edition came out on 1 September 2000.
For readers of mystery novels and the history of mathematics, with a plot that reads like a thriller.
Denis Guedj was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He was born in Setif. He spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author of Numbers: The Universal Language and of the novel The Parrot's Theorem. He died in Paris.
