The Last Theorem

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The Last Theorem
Author Arthur C. Clarke,
Frederik Pohl
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
Publisher Del Rey Books
Publication date (forthcoming)
5 August 2008
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 256 pp (hardcover) (provisional count)
ISBN ISBN 0-345-47021-4

The Last Theorem is an Arthur C. Clarke science fiction novel co-written with author Frederik Pohl, with an anticipated publication date in 2008. [1] [2] The story is of a young Sri Lankan mathematician who finds a short proof of Fermat's Last Theorem and is hired by the CIA because of the high interest in cryptographic applications of the proof. [3]

Clarke said in 2007 that "The Last Theorem has taken a lot longer than I expected. That could well be my last novel, but then I've said that before". Just a few days before he died, on March 19th 2008, Clarke finished reviewing the final manuscript of the novel. ( "Last odyssey for sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke.". Retrieved on 2008-03-19.  )

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