The Genius in my Basement - Alexander Masters

The Genius in my Basement

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Published: 22nd August 2017

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An intimate portrait of an everyday genius.

Alexander Master's landlord, Simon, lives in the basement of their Cambridge house. Between teetering towers of outdated maps and slagheaps of plastic bags, Simon eats endless meals of tinned kippers and plans trips on the Cambridge public transport system.

But Simon was one of the greatest mathematical prodigies of the twentieth century. He spends his time between train journeys working on a theoretical puzzle so complex and critical to our understanding of the universe that it is known as the Monster.

Poignant and comical, 'Simon: The Genius in my Basement' is about the frailty of brilliance and how genius matters very little in the search for happiness.

In this best-selling autobiography, Alexander Masters paints a vivid picture of Simon, a mathematical prodigy of the 20th century, living in his basement. The biography is a poignant and comical exploration of the paradox that is Simon - a genius working on the Monster, yet finding happiness elusive.

For fans of Richard Willmott (The Voluble Soul), Tennessee Williams (Memoirs), Truman Capote (Portraits and Observations), Julius Lester (Lovesong), and Graham Farmelo (The Strangest Man).

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