-A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart-s lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this book a delight to read. Bookworms and number-lovers alike will discover much they didn-t know about the creative interplay between stories, structure and sums.- - Alex BellosWe often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In this insightful, laugh-out-loud funny book, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between maths and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both.Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce-s stream-of-consciousness novels are deliberately checkered with mathematical references? That George Eliot was obsessed with statistics? That Jurassic Park is undergirded by fractal patterns? That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Chimamanda
