Malba tahan o homem que calculava malba
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The Man Who Counted
1938 novel by Júlio César de Mello e Souza
Paraguayan book cover (c.2000) showing the Spanish-translated title | |
| Author | Júlio César de Mello e Souza |
|---|---|
| Original title | O Homem que Calculava |
The Man Who Counted (original Portuguese title: O Homem que Calculava) is a book on recreational mathematics and curious word problems by Brazilian writer Júlio César de Mello e Souza, published under the pen name Malba Tahan.
Since its first publication in 1938,[1] the book has been immensely popular in Brazil and abroad, not only among mathematics teachers but among the general public as well.
Malba tahan o homem que calculava malba
The book has been published in many other languages, including Catalan, English (in the UK and in the US),[2] German, Italian, and Spanish, and is recommended as a paradidactic source in many countries.
It earned its author a prize from the Brazilian Literary Academy.
Plot summary
First published in Brazil in 1949, O Homem que C