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Overview
Number 9 is an enthralling mystery and a study of the intriguing world of numbers at the same time. In solving the riddle, Enjil, a boy mathematician, leads us deeper and deeper into an inner world. Diagrams and picture maps which illustrate the book show how the number nine holds the fate of other numbers, how, like a phantom, it can change and vanish, or like a virus, attack and conquer the character of other numbers. Ultimately nine is seen not just as a number but as a beginning and end, a metaphor for the closed and secretive or the open and inquisitive. Enjil is not just another person, but an animation of our restless spirit, looking for a meaning.Editorials
Booknews
This spiritual exploration of numbers takes the form of a mystery in which Enjil, a boy mathematician, works to solve a riddle while leading the reader deeper and deeper into the inner world. Reflecting a parallel between this hidden world and ours, the book comments on the human desire for inner order, and on patterns discovered, symmetry, classical ideas and modern impulses. Diagrams and maps show how the number nine holds the fate of other numbers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
May 1, 1998
Publisher
Prestel
Pages
220
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9783791319339