The Indian Clerk
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| Author | David Leavitt |
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| Country | United States |
| Genre | Fictive biography,[1] Historical fiction |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury USA |
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Publication date
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September 2008 |
| Pages | 485 |
| ISBN | 1596910410 |
The Indian Clerk is a fictive biographical novel by David Leavitt, published in 2007. It is loosely based on the famous partnership between the Indian mathematician, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and his British mentor, the mathematician, G.H. Hardy. The novel was shortlisted for the 2009 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.[2]
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Summary
The novel is inspired by the career of the self-taught mathematical genius Srinivasa Ramanujan, as seen mainly through the eyes of his mentor and collaborator G.H. Hardy, a British mathematics professor at Cambridge University.[3][4] The narrative begins in January 1913, in Cambridge, England, where Hardy receives a letter filled with unorthodox but imaginative mathematics and asking for support and guidance.
Setting
The novel is set against the backdrop of the First World War and colonial India. It features such prominent writers and public figures as D. H. Lawrence and Bertrand Russell.
See also
- A Disappearing Number (2007) by Complicite, directed by Simon McBurney.
- The Man Who Knew Infinity (1991) by Robert Kanigel
References
- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jan/26/fiction1
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