Audin became a consultant for a play written on Kovalevskaya’s life and did radio interviews about her in France. Audin began to encounter her mathematical work in the 1990s and, over a 10 to 15 year period, became more and more fascinated by the details of her life and work. It is in the final chapter of the book that we discover the author’s history with Kovalevskaya. It is rather a collection of thoughts and observations on the personal and professional life of a mathematician that Audin clearly feels does not receive her due. A key to understanding Michèle Audin’s Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya (Springer, 2011) is found in the word “remembering.” This book is not a biography, nor is it an exposition of Kovalevskaya’s mathematical accomplishments, although it definitely includes elements of both.
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