The Solitude of Prime Numbers - Paolo Giordano and revenge on the Russian

and revenge on the Russian steppes

decades ahead of her time

She has spearheaded the alliance of indigenous nations across the Upper Amazon and led her people to a landmark victory against Big Oil

The Captain’s Daughte tells how

Translator: Anne Milano Appel

The Solitude of Prime Numbers - Paolo Giordano and revenge on the RussianA prime number is inherently a solitary thing: it can only be divided by itself, or by one; it never truly fits with another. Alice and Mattia also move on their own axes, alone with their personal tragedies. As a child Alice's overbearing father drove her first to a terrible skiing accident, and then to anorexia. When she meets Mattia she recognises a kindred spirit, and Mattia reveals to Alice his terrible secret: that as a boy he abandoned his