From Holomorphic Functions to Complex Manifolds (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002)

This book is an introduction to the theory of complex manifolds. The authors intent is to familiarize the reader with the most important branches and methods in complex analysis of several variables and to do this as simply as possible. Therefore, the abstract concepts involving sheaves, coherence, and higher-dimensional cohomology have been completely avoided. Only elementary methods such as power series, holomorphic vector bundles, and one-dimensional cocycles are used. Nevertheless, deep results can be proved. The book can be used as a first introduction to several complex variables as well as a reference for the expert.