{"product_id":"the-solitude-of-prime-numbers-isbn-9780143118596","title":"The Solitude of Prime Numbers","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Mesmerizing...an exquisite rendering of what one might call feelings at the subatomic level.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, a\u003c\/b\u003e sensational novel about whether a \"prime number\" can ever truly connect with someone else \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A prime number is a lonely thing. It can only be divided by itself or by one, and it never truly fits with another. Alice and Mattia are both \"primes\"—misfits haunted by early tragedies. When the two meet as teenagers, they recognize in each other a kindred, damaged spirit. Years later, a chance encounter reunites them and forces a lifetime of concealed emotion to the surface. But can two prime numbers ever find a way to be together? A brilliantly conceived and elegantly written debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning meditation on loneliness, love, and what it means to be human.\"A mesmerizing portrait of a young man and woman whose injured natures draw them together over the years and inevitably pull them apart. Mr. Giordano remarkably and movingly portrays the hesitant groping toward warmth that works beneath the pair's emotional disabilities. The author works with piercing subtlety. An exquisite rendering of what one might call feelings at the subatomic level.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Richard Eder for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The melancholy that hangs over \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is seductive and unnerving. A-.\" \u003cbr\u003e -\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Giordano's passionate evocation of being young and in despair will resonate strongly with readers.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The elegant and fiercely intelligent debut novel by 27-year-old physicist Paolo Giordano, \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e revolves around Mattia and Alice, friends since high school-'twin primes, alone and lost, close but not close enough to really touch each other,' wherein resides the seductive enchantment of this singular love story.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Elle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This compelling debut shows a remarkable sensitivity and maturity in the depiction of its damaged soulmates. A fragile, unconventional love story by a talent to watch.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A deeply touching debut. Beautiful and affecting...it reads easily, due in party to the almost seamless translation. An intimate psychological portrait of two 'prime numbers'-together alone and alone together.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Surprising, intimate and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e takes the readers on a hypnotic journey through an unexpected love affair. Paolo Giordano writes with grace and elegance of gentle but damaged characters, using inventive language to create a story unlike anything in recent fiction. This is everything a debut novel should be and leaves one longing for the books that will follow.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—John Boyne, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Boy in the Striped Pajamas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Paul Giordano is an expert on loss and sorrow. He understands and reveals the hidden hollows of the heart. His story is a quiet one, but his strong writing and unforgettable characters make his book a page turner. \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is sad, dark and perfect.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mary Pipher\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003cb\u003e author of \u003ci\u003eSeeking Peace: Chronicles of the Worst Buddhist in the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"What a shock to open a novel written by a young physicist in Italy and find myself there, on every page. No wonder Giordano's readers can be counted in the millions; this astute, aching contemplation of solitude has a power to make us all feel a little less alone. A love story told with astonishing perceptiveness and remarkable subtlety, \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary affirmation of the reasons we read.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Stefan Merrill Block, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Forgetting\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaolo Giordano \u003c\/b\u003eis also the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eLike Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Body\u003c\/i\u003e, and the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Solitude of Prime Numbers\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into more than forty languages, as well as \u003ci\u003eHow Contagion Works, \u003c\/i\u003eabout the COVID-19 pandemic. \u003ci\u003eHeaven and Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is his latest novel. Giordano has a PhD in particle physics and is now a full-time writer. He lives in Italy.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303999525093,"sku":"NP9780143118596","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143118596.jpg?v=1767741580","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-solitude-of-prime-numbers-isbn-9780143118596","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}