The Solitude Of Prime Numbers
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers
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 inherently a solitary thing: it can only be divided by itself, or by one: it never truly fits with another. Alice and Mattia, too, move on their own axis, alone with their personal tragedies. As a child, Alice’s overbearing father drove her first to a terrible skiing accident, and then to anorexia. When she meets Mattia she recognizes a kindred, tortured spirit, and Mattia reveals to Alice his terrible secret: that as a boy he abandoned his mentally-disabled twin sister in a park to go to a party, and when he returned, she was nowhere to be found. These two irreversible episodes mark Alice and Mattia’s lives for ever, and as they grow into adulthood their destinies seem intertwined: they are divisible only by themselves and each other. But the shadow of the lost twin haunts their relationship, until a chance sighting by Alice of a woman who could be Mattia’s sister forces a lifetime of secret emotion to the surface. A meditation on loneliness and love, The Solitude of Prime Numbers asks, can we ever truly be whole when we’re in love with another? And when Mattia is asked to choose between human love and his professional love — of mathematics — which will make him more complete?
The Solitude of Prime Numbers
In an award-winning first novel, misfits Alice and Mattia bond as teens over shared experiences of suffering before mathematically gifted Mattia accepts a research position that takes him far away, a situation that restores their isolation before they meet by chance years later. A first novel.
The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano (Book Analysis)
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language: en
Publisher: BrightSummaries.com
Release Date: 2016-11-09
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. Find out everything you need to know about The Solitude of Prime Numbers in a fraction of the time! This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you: • A complete plot summary • Character studies • Key themes and symbols • Questions for further reflection Why choose BrightSummaries.com? Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. See the very best of literature in a whole new light with BrightSummaries.com!