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Issue Details: First known date: 1997... 1997 The French Mathematician
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Notes

  • This novel arose from an earlier project that was submitted for a Master of Arts degree titled 'A Fictional Biography of the French Mathematician Evariste Galois 1811-1832'. (opp. publisher's page)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Ringwood, Ringwood - Croydon - Kilsyth area, Melbourne - East, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 1997 .
      Extent: 422p.
      ISBN: 0140264728 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Penguin Books ,
      1998 .
      Extent: 426p.
      ISBN: 0140264728 (pbk.)
Alternative title: Der franzosische Mathematiker
Language: German

Works about this Work

These Beautiful Sets of Numbers Jane Sullivan , 2000 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 May 2000; (p. 10)
A Love of Dialogue Adds to Obsession Jane Sullivan , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 March 2000; (p. 8)
Fiction : Mind and Soul of a Mathematical Genius Emerge Through Fiction Jane Emery , 1999 single work review
— Appears in: Antipodes , June vol. 13 no. 1 1999; (p. 47-48)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
Elegant Equation James Bradley , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , October no. 195 1997; (p. 25-26)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
Numbers Man Margaret Wertheim , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian's Review of Books , November vol. 2 no. 10 1997; (p. 5,31)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
Calculated Triumph Michael Sharkey , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 October 1997; (p. rev 28)

— Review of In Elizabeth : A Frontier Novel Stewart Henderson , 1997 single work novel ; The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
Sum Girls Philippa Hawker , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 11 October 1997; (p. 13)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
Angles of Incidents in a Tumult of Revolution Morag Fraser , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 19 October 1997; (p. 14)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
A Genuis at the Numbers Game Peter Pierce , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 November 1997; (p. 12s)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
Obsessed by Mathematics Carmel Bird , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1 November 1997; (p. wkd 9)

— Review of The French Mathematician Tom Petsinis , 1997 single work novel
A Love of Dialogue Adds to Obsession Jane Sullivan , 2000 single work biography
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 11 March 2000; (p. 8)
These Beautiful Sets of Numbers Jane Sullivan , 2000 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 21 May 2000; (p. 10)
Mathematician Entertains and Enriches Christopher Bantick , 1997 single work biography
— Appears in: The Canberra Times Sunday Times , 12 October 1997; (p. 22)
Novel Look at Numbers Patricia Rolfe , 1997 single work biography
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 28 October vol. 116 no. 6095 1997; (p. 92)
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