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“Are all things quantifiable, and all numbers fraught with poetic possibility?”
This was perhaps one of the most moving books I have read recently.
Our narrator, the housekeeper, a young single mother, is appointed to keep house for an eccentric and elderly Professor of Mathematics. However, the Professor has a short-term memory that lasts only eighty minutes. Thus, every morning, the housekeeper and the professor must 'meet' again and then again. Over time, the professional relationship turns int ...more
This was perhaps one of the most moving books I have read recently.
Our narrator, the housekeeper, a young single mother, is appointed to keep house for an eccentric and elderly Professor of Mathematics. However, the Professor has a short-term memory that lasts only eighty minutes. Thus, every morning, the housekeeper and the professor must 'meet' again and then again. Over time, the professional relationship turns int ...more
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