Denis Guedj
Denis Guedj at the 2000 International Geography Festival
Born	1940 Sétif, Algeria
Died	April 24, 2010(2010-04-24) (aged 69–70) Paris, France
Occupations	Novelist,professor
Employer	Paris VIII University
Known for	Numbers: The Universal Language,The Parrot's Theorem

Denis Guedj (1940 – April 24, 2010^[1]) was a French novelist and a professor of the History of Science atParis VIII University. He was born inSetif. He spent many years devising courses and games to teach adults and children math. He is the author ofNumbers: The Universal Language and of the novelThe Parrot's Theorem. He died inParis.

• La Méridienne, Éditions Seghers, 1987.
• La Révolution des savants, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 48), série Sciences. Éditions Gallimard, 1988.
• L'empire des nombres, coll. « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 300), série Sciences. Gallimard, 1996.
  • US edition –Numbers: The Universal Language, "Abrams Discoveries" series. Harry N. Abrams, 1997
  • UK edition –Numbers: The Universal Language, ‘New Horizons’ series. Thames & Hudson, 1998
• La Gratuité ne vaut plus rien et autres chroniques mathématiques, Éditions du Seuil, 1997.
• Le Théorème du Perroquet, Le Seuil, 1998.
  • The Parrot's Theorem, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000
• Génis ou le Bambou parapluie, Le Seuil, 1999.
• Le Mètre du monde, Le Seuil, 2000.
• La Bela - Autobiographie d'une caravelle, Le Seuil, 2001.
• One zéro show etDu point à la ligne, Le Seuil, 2001.
• Les Cheveux de Bérénice [fr], Le Seuil, 2003.
• Zéro, ou les cinq vies d'Aémer [fr], Robert Laffont, 2005.
• Villa des hommes [fr], Robert Laffont, 2007.
• Les mathématiques expliquées à mes filles, Le Seuil, 2008.

• A review of The Parrot's Theorem in The Mathematical Fiction Homepage, archived fromthe original on 2007-09-30
• Imaginary numbers, A review ofThe Parrot's Theorem bySimon Singh

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