The Solitude of Prime Numbers (pp)

The Solitude of Prime Numbers: A Novel Paperback – March 29, 2011 by Paolo Giordano (Author).

"Mesmerizing...an exquisite rendering of what one might call feelings at the subatomic level." -The New York Times

From the author of Heaven and Earth, a sensational novel about whether a "prime number" can ever truly connect with someone else 

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, The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a stunning meditation on loneliness, love, and what it means to be human.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 288 pages
• Dimensions 127 x 198 x 19mm | 215g
• Publication date 29 Mar 2011
• Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
• Imprint Penguin USA
• Publication City/Country United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reprint
• ISBN10 0143118595
• ISBN13 9780143118596