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Hard truths distilled in verse

By Liz Else

2 December 2009

THIS slim volume of narrative verse is a bold move. The point, says arts/science polymath Alan Lightman, is to explore meaning and truth in science, but in the highly concentrated form only possible in verse. It pays off: “There’s no completion in mind/With its unending halls/Or electronic minds that have no belief”.

Perfect for: your aesthetic auntie

Alan Lightman

A K Peters

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