Unexpected Mathematics Popping Up Everywhere

Can mathematical language and artistic language communicate with each other? As you listen to the sincere conversation between Ogawa Yoko, author of The Housekeeper and the Professor, and mathematician Fujiwara Masahiko, you will nod and think it is entirely possible. This book starts with basic questions and various curiosities about mathematics, but ultimately reaches the joy and inspiration of learning and mastering a discipline. The intimate conversation between a novelist who discovered the beauty of mathematics and a romantic mathematician with a great sense of humor examines various branches of mathematics from an accessible perspective.