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A stunning debut novel about the intertwined destinies of two friends brought together by childhood tragedy.A three-million-copy Italian bestseller and winner of that country's prestigious Premio Strega award.A prime number is inherently a solitary thing: it can only be divided by itself, or by one:... More

'A devastating marvel of a novel' Sunday Telegraph 'A highly enjoyable novel... Giordano is especially good on the textures, smells, heat and colours of the Italian south. These stay long in the mind, as does the way he writes about the obsessiveness of love, the way it dominates and distorts and... More

'Lucid, calm, informed, directly helpful in trying to think about where we are now... The literature of the time after begins here' Evening Standard'Taking a breather from bewildering statistics and terrible tales of contagion to read Giordano's book was a jolt of brevity and simplicity... It takes ... More

A powerful, epic novel of four friends as they grapple with desire, youth, death, and faith in a sweeping story by the international bestselling author of The Solitude of Prime Numbers &“Perfect, moving, honest, brilliant, with characters who feel like old friends.&”–Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer priz... More

A stunning debut novel about the intertwined destinies of two friends brought together by childhood tragedy. A three-million-copy Italian bestseller and winner of that country’s prestigious Premio Strega award. A prime number is inherently a solitary thing: it can only be divided by itself, or b... More

From the bestselling author of The Solitude of Prime Numbers, a searing novel of war and the journey from youth into manhood A heartrending, at times darkly comic but ultimately redemptive novel, Paolo Giordano's The Human Body is an exploration of brotherhood and family, of modern war and the wars ... More

From the author of the international bestseller The Solitude of Prime Numbers, an exquisite portrait of marriage, adulthood, and the meaning of family Paolo Giordano's prizewinning debut novel, The Solitude of Prime Numbers, catapulted the young Italian author into the literary spotlight. His new no... More

From the bestselling author of The Solitude of Prime Numbers, a searing novel of war and the journey from youth into manhood In Paolo Giordano's highly awaited new novel, a platoon of young men and one woman soldier leaves Italy for one of the most dangerous places on earth. Forward Operating Base ... More

La novela que convirtió a Paolo Giordano en el fenómeno editorial más relevante de los últimos tiempos en Italia. Entre los números primos hay algunos aún más especiales. Son aquellos que los matemáticos llaman primos gemelos, pues, aunque permanecen próximos, entre ellos se interpone siempre un n... More

Del autor de La soledad de los números primos, una conmovedora novela de iniciación entre la juventud y la edad adulta: un relato que nos recuerda lo que significa ser humano. Situada en pleno desierto, rodeada de un inmenso mar de arena y castigada por una luz tan fulgurante que ciega la vista, la... More

Del autor de La soledad de los números primos, una minuciosa e inquietante radiografía de una familia moderna. Como si de un potente haz de luz se tratara, la incisiva prosa de Paolo Giordano ilumina los rincones íntimos de una joven pareja que, convencidos de haber enterrado los viejos tabúes del... More

Una conmovedora historia sobre los ideales de la juventud, las vicisitudes de la pasión y las ansias de comerse el mundo. Por el autor de La soledad de los números primos. Los veranos de Teresa transcurren tediosamente en casa de su abuela (situada en Speziale, un pueblo de Apulia, en el tacón de ... More

Giordano nos obliga a coger aire ante la crisis del COVID-19 y reflexionar sobre nuestra responsabilidad colectiva, porque, «en tiempos de contagio, somos un solo organismo, una comunidad». Un nuevo virus irrumpe en un país lejano, aunque no tan lejano. La Tierra se ha vuelto pequeña. Día tras dí... More

Il testo presenta metodi e modelli per lo studio delle città viste come sistemi evolutivi che interagiscono con il territorio circostante. Gli aspetti morfologici, strutturali e dinamici sono sottolineati e analizzati con metodi qualitativi e quantitativi originati dalla matematica e dalla fisica, m... More