Description
A mathematically gifted young man, Gabriel Swan, is drawn into a life where numbers promise order but never quite deliver meaning. As he pursues a numerical solution to his own moral and existential questions, he becomes entangled with an aging, disgraced mathematician whose reckless, high-stakes venture brings disorder into the household. In the shifting space between calculation and conscience, Banville traces how identity can be remade—and how redemption is never simple, even when the mind insists on finding patterns. With Banville’s signature lyrical precision and psychologically acute style, this early standalone novel explores transformation, chaos, and the fragile hope of moral reckoning.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Published Jan 1, 1987
ISBN: 9780586086612
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Details
First Published
1986
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Mefisto by John Banville.