Paolo Giordano was born in Turin in 1982. He is the author of four novels – La solitudine dei numeri primi (winner of the Premio Strega and Premio Campiello Opera Prima), Il corpo umano, Il nero e l’argento, and Divorare il cielo – and the essay Nel contagio. He has written for the theatre (Galois and Fine pena: ora) and cinema. He also writes for “Corriere della Sera”. His books have been translated in over 40 countries.