Paolo Giordano is an Italian writer who won the Premio Strega literary award with his first novel The Solitude of Prime Numbers

The Solitude of Prime Numbers (novel)

The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a novel by Italian writer Paolo Giordano, published in 2008. It won both the Strega Prize of that year.-Plot summary:...

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Biography

Paolo Giordano was born in Turin

Turin

Turin is a city and major business and cultural centre in northern Italy, capital of the Piedmont region, located mainly on the left bank of the Po River and surrounded by the Alpine arch. The population of the city proper is 909,193 while the population of the urban area is estimated by Eurostat...

. He is a professional physicist

Physicist

A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole...

 and is currently working on a doctorate in particle physics. The Solitude of Prime Numbers, his first novel, has sold over a million copies. It is was translated into thirty languages.

The Italian language film

The Solitude of Prime Numbers

The Solitude of Prime Numbers is a 2010 Italian drama film based on the novel of the same name by Paolo Giordano, and directed by Saverio Costanzo...

 based on the novel was released in September 2010.

External links

• Paolo Giordano interview English language interview with Paolo Giordano
• Audio: Paolo Giordano in conversation on the BBC World Service discussion programme The Forum
  The Forum (BBC World Service)
  The Forum is the BBC World Service's flagship discussion programme. It brings together prominent thinkers from different disciplines and different parts of the world to try and create stimulating discussion, informed by highly distinct academic, artistic and cultural backgrounds.-Format:Each...