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Denis guedj 1940 april 24, 2010 was a french novelist and a professor of the history of science at paris viii university. The work is well written and is a good demonstration of how math in fiction can be a useful tool for education. Popular quotes robin goodfellow, for all his pranks and mischief, was the sweetest, most noble person id ever known, and id missed him terribly. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. We thoughtfully gather quotes from our favorite books, both classic and current, and choose the ones that are most thoughtprovoking. A novel and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Denis guedj, quote from the parrot s theorem about the author. Oct 04, 2002 the cover of the parrots theorem makes many promises about this being a renaissancestyle novel, a european novel, and so on, but this is not a book suited for average kids or even many adults. Oct 04, 2002 buy parrots theorem by denis guedj, frank wynne from amazon s fiction books store.
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