Malba Tahan
Books by Malba Tahan
The Man Who Counted
by Malba Tahan
The author Malba Tahan is a fictional character, a pen name, and the book is set in Arabia as a mixture of One Thousand and One Nights and a maths book. It is composed of lovely little stories and, with each chapter of a few pages, it introduces a mathematical idea along with a story about travelling through the Arab world.
Interviews where books by Malba Tahan were recommended
The best books on Maths, recommended by Alex Bellos
The author of Alex’s Adventures in Numberland tells us about popular attempts to explain the history of counting and numbers. He chooses the best books to read about maths.
