I've read about the real-life mathematicians mentioned in this book - Hardy, Godel, Ramanujan, etc. Maybe that's why I saw little worthwhile in this novel. Why did Faber publish it?
There's a typo on p.129 - it says 2**(2**2)+1 is 257. The footnote's right though.
Other reviews
- Flipcart
- Anthony Campbell
- Kirkus review
- Gilbert Adair (The Independent)
- The Missing Slate
