MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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What I'm going to do, I think (1969)
Larry Woiwode
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A dark, serious novel about a math grad student whose life I do not envy.

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Works Similar to What I'm going to do, I think
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Het gemillimeterde hoofd (The Cropped Head) by Gerrit Krol
  2. Sorority House by Jordan Park (Cyril M. Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl)
  3. Geometry in the South Pacific by Sylvia Warner
  4. Hard Times by Charles Dickens
  5. Probabilities by Michael Stein
  6. Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout
  7. Good Benito by Alan P. Lightman
  8. Coffee, Love and Matrix Algebra by Gary Ernest Davis
  9. Watt by Samuel Beckett
  10. Three Days and a Child [Shlosha Yamim VeYeled] by Abraham B. Yehoshua
Ratings for What I'm going to do, I think:
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (2 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3/5 (2 votes)
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Categories:
Genre
MotifMath Education,
Topic
MediumNovels,

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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)