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April 15, 2021

A Beautiful Mind, by Sylvia Nasar (1988 National Book Critics Circle Award for biography)

A Beautiful Mind, by Sylvia Nasar (1988 National Book Critics Circle Award for biography)

A Beautiful Mind recounts the life of Nobel Laureate economist John Forbes Nash. The movie, adapted from the eponymous book, achieved massive popularity, taking home Best Picture in the 74th Academy Awards. Up until the age of thirty, Nash was hailed as a genius, a dazzling mathematician. However, mental illness turned his life upside down and tore apart his happy family. This book tells of Nash's life and the experiences of the people who were close to him. Undoubtedly, all of them shared his beautiful mind.