MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Sebastian (1968)
David Greene (director)
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A film about a British mathematician trying to break the German codes during World War II. (So, add this to the growing list of works of mathematical fiction inspired by Alan Turing!) I must admit that I have not yet seen the film, but you've got to love its tagline:

(quoted from Sebastian)

We can't tell you what he does (it's an international secret) but he does it with 100 girls... and does it the best!

More information about this work can be found at www.imdb.com.
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Works Similar to Sebastian
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Enigma by Robert Harris / Tom Stoppard
  2. Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
  3. The Company of Strangers by Robert Wilson
  4. Sekret Enigmy by Roman Wionczek
  5. The Imitation Game by Morten Tyldum (director) / Graham Moore (screenplay)
  6. The Amber Shadows by Lucy Ribchester
  7. The Sabre Squadron by Simon Raven
  8. Hold Strong by Robert Dugoni / Jeff Langholz / Chris Crabtree
  9. Mr. Churchill's Secretary by Susan Elia MacNeal
  10. The Number of Love (The Codebreakers) by Roseanna M. White
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(unrated)

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Categories:
GenreHistorical Fiction, Adventure/Espionage,
MotifWar, Alan Turing,
TopicComputers/Cryptography,
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)