Paolo Giordano writes Italian literary fiction about isolation, mathematics, intimacy and the difficulty of forming relationships after trauma. The Solitude of Prime Numbers follows Alice and Mattia from adolescence into adulthood, using prime numbers as a metaphor for two people who remain close yet unable to fully connect. The Human Body moves to Italian soldiers serving in Afghanistan, where group dynamics and private fears are intensified by deployment. Like Family centres on a household confronting illness and the loss of a caregiver who has become part of the family. Giordano's prose is restrained and psychologically focused, often giving loneliness a structural role in the plot. The Solitude of Prime Numbers is the best-known entry for readers of contemporary European fiction about damaged adolescence and emotional distance. Read more Less
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