About the book: 2003 / Portugal, 1772... The legendary storyteller, Miguel Torres da Silva, dies without telling his grandson the story of a young Arab woman who suddenly turned into old woman. After his death, his grandson Manuel leaves his hometown to study at the University of Coimbra. Here he becomes acquainted with the secrets of mathematics and falls in love with Maria. Here his teacher, Professor Ribeiro, through mathematics, helps Manuel understand the magic of numbers and the magic of storytelling. Here Manuel discovers the secrets of life and love... “The Last Story of Miguel Torres da Silva” is the debut novel by Thomas Vogel. A book that critics call “a novel about God, about mathematics, about mirrors, about lies and a labyrinth.” The magic of numbers and the magic of story are intertwined here. Here, not only art, but also human life is subject to the law of the “golden ratio”.