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Soledad Numeros Primos (original 2008; edition 2009)

by Paolo Giordano

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Title:Soledad Numeros Primos
Authors:Paolo Giordano
Info:SALAMANDRA (2009), Paperback, 288 pages
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers by Paolo Giordano (Author) (2008)

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An interesting premise but the characters were just so static (I found it very difficult to root for them despite understanding how difficult it was for them to get out of the cycle of despair that they were going through internally), the connection between Mattia and Alice a little too flimsy and the resolution a little too quick just made the whole reading experience rather disappointing for me. I do however understand what the writer was trying to do with presenting such a bleak atmosphere to the story to reflect the characters but there just wasn't much to compel me in the end.

You can read my full review of the novel over at my blog: http://www.rulethewaves.net/blog/?p=7644 ( )
  caffeinatedlife | Apr 26, 2013 |
Nii haarav. Alguses. Ja siis need jubedad tõlkevead... piinlik. Aga õnneks täielikult ära ei suutnud rikkuda ja päris autor kumas siiski läbi. Nüüd tarvis veidi julgust koguda enne kui asun mõnd uut tõlkeraamatut proovima :) ( )
  KristiSiimon | Apr 5, 2013 |
Wow. What an awkward story. But in a great way. These characters are true representations of actual people we meet everyday, yet no one ever writes about them from their perspective in a way that seems so authentic. I felt both Alice and Mattia's personal awkwardness through their stories and I felt like the ending was a perfect close to this story. ( )
  pam.enser | Apr 1, 2013 |
Ik vond het een geweldig boek. Heb het zo ongeveer in één ruk uitgelezen. Dat overkomt me helaas niet meer zo vaak. Niet zozeer omdat er geen mooie boeken zijn, maar meer omdat er vrijwel geen tijd is. Nu heb ik die gewoon ergens vandaan gesnoept, ik denk van wat slaaptijd ;-)

Maar goed. Ik was direct na het eerste hoofdstuk verkocht. Het levensverhaal van Mattia en Alice, gevangen in een aantal hoofdstukken die een beeld geven van de tijd waarin we de beiden volgen. Wat ik indrukwekkend vond, was dat de schrijver erin geslaagd is zo goed de gedachten, ideeën van de hoofdpersonen te vangen. Net alsof hij het zelf heeft beleefd op de een of andere manier.
De vreemdheid van zowel Alice als Mattia, de eenzaamheid die hen bindt, die hen (tijdelijk) tot bondgenoten maakt. Omdat ze beiden anders zijn dan de andere kinderen in de klas, anders dan hun medestudenten, schept een band die lang standhoudt.
Mattia studeert / werkt aan een universiteit in Noord-Europa en Alice leidt in Italië een totaal ander leven. Wanneer Alice Mattia een brieft schrijft, is er en flink aantal jaren verstreken. Ze wil hem in eerste instantie vertellen wat ze gezien heeft, maar ziet er toch vanaf. Uiteindelijk blijkt hun band toch niet sterk genoeg, goed genoeg voor een toekomst samen. ( )
  BoekenTrol71 | Mar 31, 2013 |
http://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/8226998 When you follow this link, you see the review / synopsis for the English edition. ( )
  BoekenTrol71 | Mar 31, 2013 |
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The Solitude of Prime Numbers hints at the scientific background of its 27-year-old Italian author. Paolo Giordano is completing a PhD in Physics in Turin, while also winning the country's most prestigious literary prize, Premio Strega, selling over one million copies all over the world, and writing short stories and columns for the Italian press.

Giordano's first novel tells the story of two solitary adolescents: he compares them to "special" prime numbers such as 11, 13, 17, 41 and 43. These numbers can only be divided by one and themselves – they live parallel lives without ever touching. This is the story of Alice and Mattia, two extraordinary beings who will live parallel destinies, developing a friendship without ever becoming romantically involved.
 

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Giordano, PaoloAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Baar, Marry vanCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Daniels, LukeNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Geuzebroek, MiekeTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Voogt, Pietha deVertalersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Her old aunt's elaborately trimmed dress was a perfect fit for Sylvie's slender figure and she asked me to lace it up for her. "The sleeves are plain; how ridiculous!" she said.
--Gerard de Nerval, Sylvie, 1853
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To Eleonora
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Alice Della Rocca hated ski school.
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It happened in films and it happened in reality, every day. People took what they wanted, they clutched at coincidences, the few that there were, and from them they drew a life.
Feeling special is the worst kind of cage that a person can build for himself.
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Alice é obrigada pelo pai a frequentar um curso de esqui para ser forte e competitiva, mas um acidente terrível deixará marcas no seu corpo para sempre. Mattia é um menino muito inteligente cuja irmã gémea é deficiente. Quando são convidados para uma festa de anos, ele deixa-a sozinha num banco de jardim e nunca mais torna a vê-la. Estes dois episódios irreversíveis marcarão a vida de ambos para sempre. Quando estes "números primos" se encontram são como gémeos, que partilham uma dor muda que mais ninguém pode compreender. Ganhou o prémio Stregga e a menção honrosa do Campiello, os dois prémios literários mais importantes de Itália, e está a ser traduzido em mais de 20 países.



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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.

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