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020			_a9780195334579 _c(hbk)
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100			_aBloch, William Goldbloom
245			_aThe unimaginable mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel
260			_bOxford University Press, _c2008 _aOxford :
300			_axx, 192 p. ; _bill., _c22 cm.
365			_b36.99 _c$ _d86.80
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThe Library of Babel is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story--memorialized along with Borges on an Argentine postage stamp. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the classic works of modern literature. Written in the vein of Douglas R. Hofstadter's Pulitzer Prize-winning Godel, Escher, Bach, this original and imaginative book sheds light on one of Borges' most complex, richly layered works. Bloch begins each chapter with a mathematical idea- The Library of Babel is arguably Jorge Luis Borges' best known story. Now, in The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel, William Goldbloom Bloch takes readers on a fascinating tour of the mathematical ideas hidden within one of the' classic works of modern literature. Bloch begins each chapter with a mathematical idea - combinatorics, topology, geometry, information theory - followed by examples and illustrations that put flesh on the theoretical bones. In this way, he provides many insights into Borges' Library.
650			_aBorges, Jorge Luis, 1899-1986
650			_aKnowledge Mathematics
650			_aMathematics Philosophy
650			_aMathematics and literature
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