Book Review

The Geometer Lobachevsky – History, mathematics, philosophy and exile blend in a moving new novel

Irish author Adrian Duncan revisits familiar themes in his latest work, which challenges but never alienates the reader

Author Adrian Duncan's fourth book, The Geometer Lobachevsky, continues in his unique style, blending fiction, history, mathematics, philosophy and linguistics to capture the shifting sands of the mid 20th century

Finding a link between the formation of the Irish state, the death of Stalin, the early days of Bord na Móna and the electrification of rural Ireland may not seem the most obvious approach for a novel, but author Adrian Duncan has never been one for obvious approaches.

His fourth book, The Geometer Lobachevsky, continues in his unique style, blending fiction, history, mathematics, philosophy and linguistics to capture the shifting sands of the mid 20th ...