\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Audin plays with codes, numbers and dates to create a fascinating and unsettling story.\"\u0026#8212;\u003ci\u003eLe Temps\u003c/I\u003e\u003c/P\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut novel by mathematician and Oulipo member Mich\u0026#232;le Audin retraces the lives of French mathematicians over several generations through World Wars I and II. The narrative oscillates stylistically from chapter to chapter\u0026#8212;at times a novel, fable, historical research, or a diary\u0026#8212;locking and unlocking codes, culminating in a captivating, original reading experience.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMich\u0026#232;le Audin \u003c/B\u003eis the author of several works of mathematical theory and history and also published a work\u0026#160;on her anticolonialist father's torture, disappearance,\u0026#160;and execution by the French during the Battle of\u0026#160;Algiers.\u003c/div\u003e
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