The Mathematician's Shiva：A Novel

Whenthegreatestfemalemathematicianinhistorypassesaway,herson,Alexander“Sasha”Karnokovitch,justwantstomournhismotherinpeace.ButrumorhasitthenotoriouslyeccentricPolishémigréhassolvedoneofthemostdifficultproblemsinallofmathematics,andhasspitefullytakenthesolutiontohergrave.AsaragtaggroupofmathematiciansfromaroundtheworlddescendsuponRachela’sshiva,determinedtofindtheprooforsolveitforthemselves—evenifitmeanspryingupthefloorboardsfornotesordesperatelyscrutinizingthemutteringsofherAfricanGreyparrot—Sashamustcometotermswithhismother’soutsizedinfluenceonhislife.Spanningdecadesandcontinents,fromacrowdedlivingroominMadison,Wisconsin,tothewindsweptbeachontheBarentsSeawhereayoungRachelahadherfirstmathematicalbreakthrough,TheMathematician’sShivaisanunexpectedlymovinganduproariouslyfunnynovelthatcaptureshumanity’sdrivenotjusttosurvive,buttoachievetheimpossible.