A witty and poignant novel in which a family shiva is overtaken by mathematicians searching for a legendary proof left behind by a brilliant genius.

SYNOPSIS

When renowned mathematician Rachela Karnokovitch dies, her son hopes for a quiet week of mourning. Instead, mathematicians from around the world descend on the family home, convinced she solved one of mathematics' greatest unsolved problems and hid the answer before her death. Blending humor, family drama, Jewish tradition, and intellectual intrigue, the novel explores grief, genius, and the complicated legacies we inherit from those we love.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Stu­art Rojs­tacz­er was born in Mil­wau­kee, Wis­con­sin, where he was edu­cat­ed in pub­lic and Ortho­dox Jew­ish schools. For many years, he was a pro­fes­sor of geo­physics at Duke Uni­ver­si­ty. He has been a Kar­ma Foun­da­tion Annu­al Short Sto­ry Final­ist and a Nation­al Sci­ence Foun­da­tion Young Inves­ti­ga­tor. He has writ­ten for The New York Times and Wash­ing­ton Post, and his sci­en­tif­ic research has appeared in both Sci­ence and Nature. He lives with his wife in north­ern California.