Full name: The Indian Clerk: A Novel

Author: David Leavitt Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction, Historical fiction Culture: India Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing

January, 1913. G.H. Hardy, considered to be the greatest British mathematician of his age, receives a letter from a self-professed mathematical genius who claims to be on the brink of solving the most important mathematical problem of his time. Hardy determines to learn more about the mysterious Ramanujan.Based on the remarkable true story of the strange and ultimately tragic relationship between an esteemed British mathematician and an unknown - and unschooled - mathematical genius, and populated with such luminaries as D. H. Lawrence, Bertrand Russell, and Ludwig Wittgenstein, The Indian Clerk fashions from this fascinating period an exquisitely nuanced and utterly compelling story about the fragility of human connection and our need to find order in the world. Similar books: The Two Hotel Francforts by David Leavitt Captains and the Kings by Taylor Caldwell A Cup of Tea by Amy Ephron O'Hara's Choice by Leon Uris Mr. Darwin's Shooter by Roger McDonald A Slant of Light by Jeffrey Lent Lost Nation by Jeffrey Lent Running Proud by Nicholas Monsarrat Hunger's Brides by Paul Anderson The Mathematics of Love by Emma Darwin The Establishment by Howard Fast Second Generation by Howard Fast A Black Englishman by Carolyn Slaughter Mourning Doves by Helen Forrester The Path of the King by John Buchan To Serve Them All My Days by R. F. Delderfield The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani The Orphan Keeper by Camron Wright The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh