by Paolo Giordano · Transworld Publishers Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780552775472
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«The Solitude of Prime Numbers» is the novel by Paolo Giordano, published by Transworld Publishers Limited in paperback (384 pages, in English).
Alice and Mattia recognize each other from childhood as kindred spirits: she carries the aftermath of a skiing accident and anorexia; he, the guilt over his twin sister's disappearance. Their friendship grows between adolescence and maturity, always on the edge of connection. Solitude and love are explored through the metaphor of prime numbers.
The novel, originally published in Italian as «La solitudine dei numeri primi» (2008), won the Strega Prize and the Campiello Prize for a first work. The English edition appeared in 2010.
For readers of contemporary fiction and reading groups seeking an intimate story about friendship and the scars left by guilt.
Paolo Giordano is an Italian writer who won the Premio Strega literary award with his first novel The Solitude of Prime Numbers.
