Alain Connes, mathematician, Fields Medal laureate and member of the Scientific Council of the Grothendieck Institute, was recently invited to Grand Labo for an interview devoted to Alexander Grothendieck and the book Les Années cachées, published by Éditions Odile Jacob.
The interview offers an opportunity to revisit the legacy of one of the most influential mathematicians through the perspective of a leading figure in contemporary mathematics. Beyond Grothendieck’s extraordinary scientific achievements, his intellectual trajectory raises important questions about mathematical creativity, the nature of scientific inquiry and the relationship between scientific work and the life of the individual who pursues it.
Les Années cachées, which brings together previously unpublished correspondence between Grothendieck and his friend Christian Escriva, sheds light on less familiar dimensions of his life and thought. The volume thus provides a further point of entry into the complexity of Grothendieck’s intellectual and personal journey.
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