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Logicomix

LogicomixLogicomix, a graphic novel, is based on the epic story of the quest for the foundations of mathematics. This is a quintessentially modern intellectual adventure, most of whose protagonists paid the price of knowledge with extreme personal suffering and, in some cases, insanity.

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Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture

Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture Uncle Petros is a family joke. An ageing recluse, he lives alone in a suburb of Athens, playing the odd game of chess and tending to his garden. If you didn't know better, you'd surely think he was one of life's failures.

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The Three Little Men

The Three Little MenThe Three Little Men (1997), is a variation on the traditional fairy tale. It begins in turn-of-the century New York and, although a short novel, becomes a telescopic saga, covering over fifty years of action and half the globe.

In Greek

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Makavettas

MakavettasMakavettas (1988), Doxiadis's second book, employs a style inspired from Byzantine military chronika (chronicles) to tell the story of a modern colonel crazed by power.

In Greek

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Parallel Life
Parallel LifeParallel Life (1985), a novella, is Doxiadis's first published work. Set in the 4th century A.D., the strong, moving tale of desperate passion is told in the style of an imaginary saint's life.

In Greek

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