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amandar9fa2f 's review for:
The Tenth Muse
by Catherine Chung
Elegantly written, intriguing and compelling.
Katherine is a maths prodigy living in the US. She believes her mother was an immigrant Chinese and her father white American.
The conflict comes as she tries to forge a path through education and on into academia as a woman in the late twentieth century (is much different now?), while also unfolding the mystery of who her real parents were.
Chung's writing doesn't draw attention to itself, allowing the reader's focus to remain on the narrative and the intricately woven plot. She pays homage to historical mathematicians - mainly women but also including Alan Turing - who were ignored, patronised or abused by their peers and society during their lifetime.
Such a beautiful book.
Katherine is a maths prodigy living in the US. She believes her mother was an immigrant Chinese and her father white American.
The conflict comes as she tries to forge a path through education and on into academia as a woman in the late twentieth century (is much different now?), while also unfolding the mystery of who her real parents were.
Chung's writing doesn't draw attention to itself, allowing the reader's focus to remain on the narrative and the intricately woven plot. She pays homage to historical mathematicians - mainly women but also including Alan Turing - who were ignored, patronised or abused by their peers and society during their lifetime.
Such a beautiful book.