The Goddess Of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec

The Goddess Of Small Victories by Yannick Grannec

Princeton University, 1980. A young and unambitious librarian named Anna Roth is assigned the task of retrieving the records of Kurt Gêdel: the most fascinating and hermetic mathematician of the 20th century. Her mission consists of befriending and ultimately taming the great man's widow, Adele, a notoriously bitter woman set on taking belated revenge against the establishment by refusing to hand over these documents of immeasurable historical value. But as Anna soon finds out, Adele has a story of her own to tell

Yannick Grannec is a graphic designer and illustrator. After obtaining a degree in the Sciences, she began studying art and joined Les Ateliers, where she received a degree in design. A Freelance Art Director, Professor of Fine Arts in Reims, and enthusiast of Mathematics, she lives in Saint Paul de Vence. This is her first novel.
Willard Wood has translated widely from the French, including The Last Rendezvous by Anne Plantagenet (Other Press) and the novels of the Goncourt Prize-winning author Jean-Christophe Rufin. A recent NEA Fellow in Translation, he lives and works in Connecticut. The author lives in Saint Paul de Vence, France.

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ISBN 13	9781590516362
ISBN 10	1590516362
Title	The Goddess Of Small Victories
Author	Yannick Grannec
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Other Press LLC
Year published	2014-10-16
Number of pages	460
Prizes	Commended for IndieFab awards (Literary) 2014
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