Bibliograph

The solitude of prime numbers by Paolo Giordano, book analysis

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The solitude of prime numbers by Paolo Giordano, book analysis

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The solitude of prime numbers by Paolo Giordano

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Book analysis

Sub title

book analysis

Summary

Unlock the more straightforward side of The Solitude of Prime Numbers with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giardano, which tells the story of Alice, an anorexic teenager who is desperate to be accepted by the most popular girls in her school, and Mattia, an exceptionally gifted but socially isolated boy who finds refuge in mathematics. They both experienced painful tragedies when they were younger, and this results in a bond that brings them together years later, when they are both adults and their lives have taken very different paths. The book won the Strega Prize, Italy's most prestigious literary award, in 2008, and was adapted into a film in 2010. It has sold over one million copies and been translated into thirty languages. Paolo Giordano is an Italian writer. In addition to his first book The Solitude of Prime Numbers, he has written two further novels, The Human Body and Like Family

Target audience

adult

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