The Circumference of the World

In this imaginative tale by multi-award-winning author Lavie Tidhar, a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster embark on a perilous quest for a mysterious book that vanishes upon reading. As they navigate a complex web of reality and fiction, the story delves into Delia Welegtabit's childhood discovery of a novel that's said to be dangerous, while the infamous author Eugene Charles Hartley blurs the lines between truth and deception. With themes of existence and the search for knowledge, the narrative probes whether Hartley was a mere conman or a true visionary revealing the universe's secrets.