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Not A Wake: A dream embodying (pi)'s digits fully for 10000 decimals Paperback – February 17, 2010

by Michael Keith (Author), Diana Keith (Illustrator)
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"Not A Wake" is a collection of poetry, short stories, a play, a movie script, crossword puzzles and other surprises, constructed according to a unique principle: counting the number of letters in successive words of the text (the first word has 3 letters, the next word has 1 letter, the next word has 4 letters, and so on) reveals the first 10,000 digits of the famous mathematical number pi (3.14159265358979...). Fans of the number pi, constrained writing (such as Georges Perec's "La Disparition"), wordplay, puzzles, or experimental prose and poetry will find much to savor in this, the first book-length work based on the pi constraint.
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About the Author

Michael Keith is a freelance software engineer and writer of constrained prose and poetry, in which a literary composition is required to satisfy one or more lexical rules. He is the author of numerous articles and several books, including another work of constrained writing, "The Anagrammed Bible". For more news and writings, visit cadaeic.net.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vinculum Press (February 17, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 108 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0963009710
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0963009715
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.25 x 9 inches
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Michael Keith is a mathematician, programmer, and avid writer of constrained prose and poetry, in which a literary composition is required to satisfy one or more formal rules, such as restrictions on the words or letters used in a text. He is the author of numerous articles and several books on wordplay and recreational mathematics. For more information, visit cadaeic.net.

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Ed Pegg Jr
5.0 out of 5 stars Why I like a great challenge (3.14159)
Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2011
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Why I like a great challenge .. the number of letters in this are 3 1 4 1 5 9.

The entire book uses words that follow the sequence of Pi. When 0 appears in Pi, a ten letter word is used. This is an extreme constraint. I'd say Not A Wake is easily the best book using highly constrained writing.

Michael Keith managed to write a fascinating book, which includes such items as a crossword puzzle and a play. One of the characters in the play has a seven letter name -- so they can only talk when 7 comes up in the Pi sequence.

If you're a collector of mathematical curios, this is a book to get.
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c stevens
5.0 out of 5 stars AmAzInG
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2022
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Ammmaaazziingggg 🤯
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Binadaoc
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2016
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Highly creative and imaginative.
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Carson Pehlman
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2023
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Interesting book. Great concept. But not sure what I’m reading lol
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Stephen V. Wood
5.0 out of 5 stars Unique and creative
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2010
This is a unique and creative work. Each chapter presents a different literary form - even haiku! I soon forgot about the "pilish" constraint and just read for enjoyment. It touches on philosophy, politics, religion - and zombies. At times the constraint makes the wording difficult - even a little messy. This slows the reader down to think. If you rush through it you will miss the many subtle meanings and references (eg Icelandic band Sigur Rós). Of course I played the crosswords - clever in both clues and answers. Obligatory math reference: check out the handling of the Feynman point.
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ABA
1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2023
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Horrible bunch if nonsense words. My 13 year old wanted this for her birthday. It's just a bunch of crap that doesn't even make sense and they closed the return window. Totally upset. What a waste of money, paper, and fossil fuels to ship this sorry excuse for a book.
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Mackenzie
4.0 out of 5 stars Multiple short stories, poems, and games.
Reviewed in Canada on December 23, 2023
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I thought this was going to be one story, like a short novel. But it is actually a collection of short stories, poems, crosswords, puzzles, etc.
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Maximilian Zinssmeister
5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
Reviewed in Germany on October 8, 2022
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I purchased this mostly for myself, but I think I may purchase this again in the future as a present for a math-teacher friend.

I was most amazed by the tiny details, such as
-the blurb is written following the "pattern (for lack of a better word)" of pi.
-The front reads "Not A Wake (-) A dream embodying π's digits fully for 10000 decimals" (3.141592...)
-the spline of the book reads "Not A Wake (---) M. Keith" (3.1415)
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Dannooo
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic nerd gift
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2022
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Bought for my maths teacher sister in law. Went down a storm
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Naomi
4.0 out of 5 stars the subject of the poems and quotes inside are interesting but not all linked to maths so you really have to like Pi specifically rather than maths in general to like ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2018
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I was expecting this to be one long story, the subject of the poems and quotes inside are interesting but not all linked to maths so you really have to like Pi specifically rather than maths in general to like this. Very philisophical though, I enjoyed it.
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julian ashley
4.0 out of 5 stars Quirky but skillful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2018
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As described, promptly delivered, thanks.
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