Paolo Giordano Books

'Lucid, calm, informed, directly helpful in trying to think about where we are now... The literature of the time after begins here' Evening Standard 'Taking a breather from bewildering statistics and terrible tales of contagion to read Giordano's book was a jolt of brevity and simplicity... It takes concepts that have been dancing away in our minds, just out of reach, and lines them up neatly' The Times 'Potent and original' Sunday Times 'In one short hour, in the midst of this difficult moment, Giordano reinforced my sense of hope in humanity, in the one and the many' Philippe Sands, author of East West Street and The Rat Line The Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant health emergency of our time. Writing from Italy in lockdown, physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano explains how disease spreads in our interconnected world: why it matters how it impacts us how we must react Expanding his focus to include other forms of contagion - from the environmental crisis to fake news and xenophobia - Giordano shows us not just how the coronavirus crisis got so bad so quickly, but also how we can work together to create change. Paolo Giordano is a physicist and the author of four bestselling novels. His article 'The Mathematics of Contagion' - published in Italy at the beginning of the coronavirus emergency - was shared more than 4 million times and helped shift public opinion in the early stages of the epidemic.

An epic love story that spans twenty years and half the globe, from Puglia to a frozen cave in Iceland.

Set against the backdrop of climate change and global conflict, a writer grapples with personal loss and the quest for connection. As his marriage strains due to unfulfilled dreams of fatherhood, he immerses himself in journalism, reporting on the UN Climate Change Conference. His travels across Europe and Japan lead to encounters with diverse characters, each seeking refuge from an uncertain world. Through his journey, he confronts his past choices and explores the complexities of relationships amid societal upheaval, capturing the essence of human resilience and connection.

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 platoon of young men and one woman soldier leaves Italy for one of the most dangerous places on earth. Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the Gulistan district of Afghanistan is nothing but an exposed sandpit scorched by inescapable sunlight and deadly mortar fire. Each member in the platoon manages the toxic mix of boredom and fear that is life at the FOB in his own way. When a much-debated mission goes devastatingly awry, their lives are changed in an instant"--

When Mrs. A. first enters the narrator's home, his wife, Nora, is experiencing a difficult pregnancy. First as their maid and nanny, then their confidante, this older woman begins to help her employers negotiate married life, quickly becoming the glue in their small household. She is the steady, maternal influence for both husband and wife, and their son, Emanuele, whom she protects from his parents' expectations and disappointments. But the family's delicate fabric comes undone when Mrs. A. is diagnosed with cancer. Moving seamlessly between the past and present, Giordano highlights with remarkable precision the joy of youth and the fleeting nature of time. An elegiac, heartrending, and deeply personal portrait of marriage and the people we choose to call family

Alice è una bambina obbligata dal padre a frequentare la scuola di sci. È una mattina di nebbia fitta, lei non ha voglia, il latte della colazione le pesa sullo stomaco. Persa nella nebbia, staccata dai compagni, se la fa addosso. Umiliata, cerca di scendere, ma finisce fuori pista spezzandosi una gamba. Resta sola, incapace di muoversi, al fondo di un canale innevato, a domandarsi se i lupi ci sono anche in inverno. Mattia è un bambino molto intelligente, ma ha una gemella, Michela, ritardata. La presenza di Michela umilia Mattia di fronte ai suoi coetanei e per questo, la prima volta che un compagno di classe li invita entrambi alla sua festa, Mattia abbandona Michela nel parco, con la promessa che tornerà presto da lei. Questi due episodi iniziali, con le loro conseguenze irreversibili, saranno il marchio impresso a fuoco nelle vite di Alice e Mattia, adolescenti, giovani e infine adulti. Le loro esistenze si incroceranno, e si scopriranno strettamente uniti, eppure invincibilmente divisi. Come quei numeri speciali, che i matematici chiamano "primi gemelli": due numeri primi vicini ma mai abbastanza per toccarsi davvero. Un romanzo d'esordio che alterna momenti di durezza e spietata tensione a scene rarefatte e di trattenuta emozione, di sconsolata tenerezza e di tenace speranza.

Situada en pleno desierto, rodeada de un inmenso mar de arena y castigada por una luz tan fulgurante que ciega la vista, la base avanzada de operaciones Ice se encuentra en un remoto y peligroso enclave de Afganistǹ. Hasta all ̕se traslada el l︢timo pelotn̤ de voluntarios comandados por el subteniente Antonio Ren,̌ integrado por un grupo de jv̤enes inexpertos que, ignorantes de los riesgos que la misin̤ conlleva, se enfrentan a la primera gran prueba de sus vidas. En la base les espera el teniente mďico Alessandro Egitto, quien ha decidido prolongar su servicio para escapar de unas circunstancias familiares para ľ ms̀ lacerantes que la guerra misma

La voce narrante di questa storia è un giovane professore universitario, un fisico, sposato da qualche anno con Nora, un'arredatrice d'interni e padre di un bambino, Emanuele. La storia parte con il racconto della difficile gravidanza di Nora per raccontare l'ingresso in questa giovane famiglia borghese della signora A., un'anziana governante. La signora A. resterà in famiglia anche dopo la nascita del bambino e per tutti gli anni della sua infanzia, partecipando come un testimone silenzioso eppure autorevole, al menage familiare