MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Year of the Rat (2009)
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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Contributed by "William E. Emba"

A story of two brothers who use mathematics, one to prove, one to disprove God, and fortunately have their big sister to resolve things.

One of two mathematical stories in Denise Little's anthology Intelligent Design. (See also Luck be a Lady).

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  2. Monster by Alex Kasman
  3. Mathematicians in Love by Rudy Rucker
  4. Pieces of Pi by David Bartell
  5. The Gimatria of Pi by Lavie Tidhar
  6. 36 Arguments for the Existence of God by Rebecca Goldstein
  7. Robbins v. New York by Colin Adams
  8. The Long Chalkboard by Jenny Allen / Jules Feiffer (Illustrator)
  9. Problems for Self-Study by Charles Yu
  10. Pythagoras's Darkest Hour by Colin Adams
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Categories:
GenreHumorous,
MotifProving Theorems, Religion,
Topic
MediumShort Stories,

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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)