Paolo Gioradano's debut novel has sold over a million copies around the world and earned him Italy's premier literary prize, the Premio Strega. Now, finally, we've earned our taste of his celebrated book here in the states. The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a book of striking beauty and disturbing content, including anorexia, cutting, loneliness and guilt. It's a coming-of-age story in the most awkward and lovely tradition, and its two protagonists are destined to win hearts here just as easily as they have abroad.
Giordano is a young author - only 27 - and his acclaim is all the more impressive given that he's a physicist by trade. He'll be here in conversation with his editor and now head of her own eponymous imprint, Pamela Dorman.
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George's Secret Key to the Universe
Written by Stewart
Friday, 20 November 2009
Lucy & Stephen Hawking (Simon & Schuster Children's, $9.99)
A delectable middle-readers book. It is also a great way for adults to touch up on their astronomical comprehensions. The second book of this series - George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt - has recently hit the shelves, as well.
A delectable middle-readers book. It is also a great way for adults to touch up on their astronomical comprehensions. The second book of this series - George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt - has recently hit the shelves, as well.