The Weil Conjectures: On Math and the Pursuit of the Unknown

by Karen Olsson

Book Overview

A New York Times Editors' Pick and Paris Review Staff Pick

"A wonderful book." --Patti Smith

"I was riveted. Olsson is evocative on curiosity as an appetite of the mind, on the pleasure of glutting oneself on knowledge." --Parul Sehgal, The New York Times

An eloquent blend of memoir and biography exploring the Weil siblings, math, and creative inspiration

Karen Olsson's stirring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374287619
• ISBN13: 9780374287610
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.3"