In The Weil Conjectures Karen Olsson writes an interesting book that is part biography, part a musing
on mathematics and what can be known, and part self-reflection. The book meanders, changing topics with each
new paragraph, and flows in a highly personalized, dare I say stream of
consciousness, style. Objectively Olsson
tells the story of Andre Weil, a well known 20th century
mathematician, and his sister Simone Weil, a philosopher, mystic, and social
activist. She uses this framework to
also tell of her own personal journey through, and relation to, the field of
mathematics as well as to riff off mathematical themes and personages suggested
in passing by topics as they arise.
