{"product_id":"weil-conjectures-hardcover","title":"WEIL CONJECTURES (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Pick and \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e Staff Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A wonderful book.\" --Patti Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I was riveted. Olsson is evocative on curiosity as an appetite of the mind, on the pleasure of glutting oneself on knowledge.\" --Parul Sehgal, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn eloquent blend of memoir and biography exploring the Weil siblings, math, and creative inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKaren Olsson’s stirring and unusual third book, \u003ci\u003eThe Weil Conjectures\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of the brilliant Weil siblings—Simone, a philosopher, mystic, and social activist, and André, an influential mathematician—while also recalling the years Olsson spent studying math. As she delves into the lives of these two singular French thinkers, she grapples with their intellectual obsessions and rekindles one of her own. For Olsson, as a math major in college and a writer now, it’s the odd detours that lead to discovery, to moments of insight. Thus \u003ci\u003eThe Weil Conjectures\u003c\/i\u003e—an elegant blend of biography and memoir and a meditation on the creative life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePersonal, revealing, and approachable, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeil Conjectures\u003c\/i\u003e eloquently explores math as it relates to intellectual history, and shows how sometimes the most inexplicable pursuits turn out to be the most rewarding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olsson, Karen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337261674770,"sku":"9780374287610","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/6557513482321_fe2f53c8-0e30-4f04-9043-652911108155.jpg?v=1780438417","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/weil-conjectures-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}