My hero was J. S. Bach. It was from his works that I came t… - Jeffrey Ford

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My hero was J. S. Bach. It was from his works that I came to understand mathematics and, through a greater understanding of math, came to a greater understanding of Bach—the golden ratio, the rise of complexity through the reiteration of simple elements, the presence of the cosmic in the common.

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Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955) is an American writer in the fantastic genre tradition.

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