The Math Genius in My Basement

style="overflow: hidden; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;">Alexander Mastersâ?? debut was Stuart: A Life Backwards, a biography of a Cambridge-based rough-sleeper and â??thief, hostage-taker, psycho and street raconteurâ? who gradually â?? because the story is told backwards â?? becomes a charming little boy. It was written partly as a dialogue with its subject and includes his remarks on the developing manuscript; â??Itâ??s bollocks boringâ? is a typical example. The book won numerous awards.