The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel

by William Goldbloom Bloch

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"The Library of Babel" is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story--memorialized along with Borges on an Argentine postage stamp. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the classic works of modern literature.

Written in the vein of Douglas R. Hofstadter's Pulitzer Prize-winning G del, Escher, Bach, this...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195334574

ISBN13:9780195334579

Release Date:August 2008

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Latin American Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Math Mathematics Science Science & Math Science & Scientists

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