MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

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Quod Erat Demonstrandum (2013)
Andrei Gruzsniczki (Director and Screenwriter)
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A mathematician is persecuted for failing to join the communist party in this film that starkly portrays life in Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu.

In the film, Sorin Parvu has proved an important theorem in pure mathematics, but his political views keep him from even being able to get a PhD in Romania. When he arranges to have the result published in an American journal, he is labeled as “an individual who maintains deceitful relations with people in foreign states.”

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Works Similar to Quod Erat Demonstrandum
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. A Universe of Sufficient Size by Miriam Sved
  2. Continuums by Robert Carr
  3. The Adventures of a Mathematician by Thor Klein
  4. Hidden Figures by Allison Schroeder (writer) / Theodore Melfi (director and writer)
  5. The Man Who Knew Infinity by Matt Brown (Screenwriter and Director)
  6. A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar / Akiva Goldsman
  7. Infinity by Patricia Broderick
  8. Agora by Alejandro Amenábar (writer and director) / Mateo Gil (writer)
  9. Babbage by Claire Barker (writer-director) / Eamon Wyse (writer)
  10. The Nesting Dolls by Alina Adams
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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction,
MotifAcademia,
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MediumFilms,

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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)