The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yōko Ogawa is a tender and thought-provoking novel about memory, connection, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. The story follows a brilliant mathematics professor who, after a head injury, can only retain memories for eighty minutes. Each morning, his devoted housekeeper—an intelligent, kind woman and single mother of a ten-year-old boy—is introduced to him as if for the first time. Despite his memory loss, the professor’s mind remains alive with elegant mathematical equations that bridge the gap between past and present, logic and emotion. Through numbers, they discover an unspoken harmony that binds their lives together. Ogawa’s writing captures the poetry of mathematics and the warmth of human connection, offering a deeply moving meditation on living fully in the present moment.
| Persian Title | کتاب خدمتکار و پروفسور |
|---|---|
| Genre & Theme | Literary Fiction / Philosophical |
| Number of Pages | 248 |
| ISBN | 9786006605173 |
| Target Audience / Age Group | Adult |
| Weight | 200 g |
|---|---|
| Condition | New |
| Genre | Literary Fiction, Philosophical Fiction |
| Product Type | Printed Book |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | Persian |
| Origin | Japan |
| Author | Yōko Ogawa |
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