Paolo Giordano was born in Turin in 1982. He holds a PhD in physics and is the author of five novels: La solitudine dei numeri primi (Mondadori, 2008), winner of the Premio Strega and the Premio Campiello Opera Prima; Il corpo umano (Mondadori, 2012); Il nero e l’argento (Einaudi, 2014; 2017); Divorare il cielo (Einaudi, 2018; 2019); and Tasmania (Einaudi, 2022), awarded the Premio della Lettura. He has also published the essay Nel contagio (Einaudi, 2020) and edited Da vicino. Raccontare la guerra oggi (Einaudi, 2026). In addition to his literary work, he has written for cinema (Siccità, We Are Who We Are) and theatre (Galois, Fine pena: ora). His first podcasts, “Ossigeno” and “In viaggio non pregare” (created in collaboration with Emergency), were both produced by Chora Media. He is a regular contributor to “Corriere della Sera”.