by Denis Guedj · Editorial Empúries · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788475967172
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«El teorema del lloro» is the novel by Denis Guedj, published by Editorial Empúries in paperback (544 pages, in Catalan).
A didactic novel that combines intrigue and popular science: an old-book dealer in Paris becomes involved in a mathematical investigation and, throughout his inquiries, the work pleasantly covers some of the great moments in the history of mathematics and its theorems.
First edition in Catalan, translated from French by Anna Casassas Figueras, published on March 20, 2000 as number 124 of the Empúries Narrativa collection.
For readers interested in popular science who want to learn mathematics in an enjoyable way.
Denis Guedj was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science at Paris VIII University. He was born in Setif. He spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author of Numbers: The Universal Language and of the novel The Parrot's Theorem. He died in Paris.
