The Odes

Who recommended it

1. 

   Carlo Rovelli Theoretical physicist

   Explicit recommendation

   Picked in his Five Books interview on time — poetry about time's passing.

   The best books on Time, recommended by Carlo Rovelli↗ Interviewfivebooks.com Five Books · 11 May 2018 · checked 12 Nov 2026

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