Book · 2013 · Gold discoveries
The Luminaries
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There's a book called The Luminaries by Elena Katen won the book of prize in 2013 and that book has a mathematical structure underneath it which is that every chapter is half the length of the one before.
What they say about it
- Won the Booker Prize2
The best things said about it
I started The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton who won the Booker Prize for it.
In 2013 she released her second book The Luminaries, a sprawling story set in 1866 New Zealand during that nation's Gold Rush period, critically acclaimed it would go on to win the Booker Prize.
You adapted your own book The Luminaries.
I'll give you an example of a book there's a book called The Luminaries by Eleanor catton uh won the book of prize in 2013 and that book has a mathematical structure underneath it.
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Why people recommend it
The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton is a sprawling, critically acclaimed historical novel set in New Zealand during the 1866 Gold Rush, a work that famously earned the author the prestigious Booker Prize in 2013. The book has garnered significant praise and analysis across multiple podcast episodes. On The Book Review, host Gilbert Cruz discussed the novel's ambitious scope and interviewed Eleanor Catton herself about her screen adaptation and the gothic literary influences, such as Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, that shaped her writing process. Juman Katib also mentioned picking up the novel on the same podcast as an exciting early-year read. Furthermore, mathematician Sarah Hart highlighted The Luminaries on People I (Mostly) Admire to illustrate the fascinating mathematical structures hidden within literature. Hart pointed out that the novel utilizes a precise geometric progression, wherein every single chapter is exactly half the length of the one that preceded it. Through these diverse literary and analytical discussions, the book has been celebrated not only for its rich historical atmosphere and gripping narrative complexity but also for its ingenious structural architecture.
Every mention
Gilbert Cruz in 2013 she released her second book The Luminaries a sprawling story set in 1866 New Zealand during that n… 2
“in 2013 she released her second book The Luminaries a sprawling story set in 1866 New Zealand during that nation's Gold Rush period critically acclaimed it would go on to win the booker prize”
“you adapted your own book The Luminaries”
Sarah Hart there's a book called The Luminaries by Elena Katen won the book of prize in 2013 and that book has a mathe… 2
“there's a book called The Luminaries by Elena Katen won the book of prize in 2013 and that book has a mathematical structure underneath it which is that every chapter is half the length of the one before”
“I'll give you an example of a book there's a book called The Luminaries by Eleanor catton uh won the book of prize in 2013 and that book has a mathematical structure underneath it”
Eleanor Catton actually it was a huge influence on The Luminaries in lots of ways which Mary shell wrote when she was 19 y… 1
“actually it was a huge influence on The Luminaries in lots of ways which Mary shell wrote when she was 19 years old”
Joumana Khatib and I started The Luminaries by Eleanor katton who won the booker prize for it 1
“and I started The Luminaries by Eleanor katton who won the booker prize for it”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I don't know if you remember she it's been more than 10 years since her previous novel which won the book or The Luminaries”
“a little bit of backstory on Cen first for those of you who don't remember her and you might not because it's been more than a dozen years since her last book The Luminaries it won the booker prize”