The Housekeeper and the Professor is a novel written by Yoko Ogawa and published in 2003. The story is about a mathematician who is the professor in the story. The professor suffered brain damage following a tragic car accident and can only produce 80 minutes of memories. The professor forgot everything about his previous life, but could only remember the numbers, since he had a passion for mathematics. The story is told from the point of view of the narrator (the housekeeper). The narrator had to take care of the teacher who asked her to have her son come directly to her house after learning that she had a 10-year-old son waiting for her at home late at night after school. Later, the professor became fond of Root, the housekeeper's son, despite having lost his memory. The novel proceeds with the professor, the housekeeper and her son having a great relationship and living as a happy family. The Housekeeper and the Professor is a story about the relationship between characters. The story has three characters, the professor, the housekeeper, Root, the housekeeper's son and the professor's sister-in-law (his late brother's wife). The professor is a 64-year-old former university professor specializing in number theory (Ogawa 46). He is depicted as a mathematician who loves children and Hanshin Tigers. After the accident, he couldn't remember much, but only new memories for just 80 minutes. The author's portrait of the professor is very moving; he has lost his memory, but can never forget the numbers. After being injured in a car accident, he must live his entire life communicating through mathematics. Apart from the fact of communicating using mathematics, and despite the fact... in the middle of the paper... the rough eyes of the narrator and the professor. The professor found solace only in mathematics, but after finding a new housekeeper, he was able to change shifts and became fond of the housekeeper and her son, along with the mathematics. The author shows the reader how numbers can be magical and how they can build a bond between people. The professor's love of numbers was contagious because the housekeeper's son managed to become passionate about mathematics and ended up becoming a high school mathematics teacher. The professor and the housekeeper introduced themselves again and from then on a beautiful relationship blossomed between them. In essence, The Housekeeper and the Professor is a lovely and intriguing story that no one should miss reading. Works Cited Ogawa, Yoko. The housekeeper and the professor. Deckle Edge: Picador, 2009. Print.