{"product_id":"9780008601119","title":"Once Upon A Prime: The Wondrous Connections Between Mathematics And Literature","description":"Author: Sarah Hart\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008601119\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 17 Sep 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 304 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart’s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they didn’t know about the creative interplay between stories, structure and sums.’ – Alex Bellos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘This exuberant book will educate, amuse and surprise. It might even add another dimension to the way you read.’ – \u003cem\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In this insightful, laugh-out-loud funny book, \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Prime\u003c\/em\u003e, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between maths and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDid you know, for instance, that \u003cem\u003eMoby-Dick \u003c\/em\u003eis full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness novels are deliberately checkered with mathematical references? That George Eliot was obsessed with statistics? \u003cem\u003eThat Jurassic Park\u003c\/em\u003e is undergirded by fractal patterns? That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote mathematician characters?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom sonnets to fairytales to experimental French literature, \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Prime\u003c\/em\u003e takes us on an unforgettable journey through the books we thought we knew, revealing new layers of beauty and wonder. Professor Hart shows how maths and literature are complementary parts of the same quest, to understand human life and our place in the universe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46552448172190,"sku":"HPC-9780008601119","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008601119.jpg?v=1771907601","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008601119","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}