Publisher's Synopsis
At the heart of Cambridge University, a young student is drawn into the labyrinthine thoughts of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the revolutionary philosopher whose work on language and mathematics reshaped 20th-century thought. But it is not only intellectual pursuit that drives the student. He is also entangled in a discreet yet passionate love affair with Wittgenstein-a complex relationship where the boundaries of language, logic, and emotion blur.
Through intense dialogues and moments of shared intimacy-between seminar rooms, leisurely boat rides on the Cam, and quiet cafés-the student questions the master's great ideas: Are mathematics merely a language, a human convention? If mathematical logic can explain the world, can love, that irrational force, also be captured through signs and rules?
In this novel, where philosophical inquiry intertwines with echoes of passion, The Game of Signs explores the delicate balance between reason and sentiment, between the precision of mathematics and the intricacies of the human heart. A book that invites us to reconsider language, reality, and the place of emotions in a world governed by symbols.
A profound and evocative text at the crossroads of philosophy, mathematics, and love, where Wittgenstein's thought leads us toward a new understanding of what binds and defines us.
