Milo Andret was a solitary youth growing up in rural
Michigan. A true mathematical genius who
comes into his own while at Berkeley in 1970’s. After proving the Malosz
Conjecture he finishes his Ph.D and goes off to teach at Princeton. Sometime
later he is awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for his work in Mathematics. A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin, tells the personal story of this
man from his son Hans’ viewpoint. Andret’s struggles, relationships, family
life and shortcomings are examined and analyzed. Hans longs to be the man he
father was not, although he mirrors his father in almost every way. For an
intriguing look into the life of a genius pick up this book. DB
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