The Weight of Numbers

by Simon Ings

Book Overview

The Weight of Numbers describes the metamorphosis of three people: Anthony Burden, a mathematical genius destroyed by the beauty of numbers; Saul Cogan, transformed from prankster idealist to trafficker in the poor and dispossessed; and Stacey Chavez, ex-teenage celebrity and mediocre performance artist, hungry for fame and starved of love. All are haunted by Nick Jinks, a malevolent curse of a man who seems to be everywhere at once. As a grid of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802170307
• ISBN13: 9780802170309
• Release Date: February 2007
• Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.2"