MathFiction: Still She Haunts Me (Katie Roiphe)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Still She Haunts Me (2001)

Katie Roiphe
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A novel about the life of Charles Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll). I have not read it, and it most certainly focuses more on his affections for Alice than on his mathematics, but I suppose there must be at least some math in it! Please let me know if you've read it.

Contributed by leila

Including the Law of gravity, and other bits of equations; these relate in 'Stll she Haunts me'- to Charles Dodgson's feeling of seperation and his obsession with alice. This is a beautifully written novel, but don't get your hopes up if you're reading this for the mathematical value.

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Ratings for Still She Haunts Me:

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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)

Literary Quality:
3/5 (1 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Historical Fiction,
Motif	Real Mathematicians,
Topic
Medium	Novels,

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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!

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