The Solitude of Prime Numbers (novel)

The Solitude of Prime Numbers
2009 Book Cover
AuthorPaolo Giordano
TranslatorShaun Whiteside
SubjectPsychological fiction, life changing events, solitude
GenreItalian novel translated to English
Set inItaly
Published2009, 2010
PublisherDoubleday, Pamela Dorman Books
Publication placeUnited States, Britain
Media typePrint, E-book, Audio
Pages349
ISBN9780385616249 9780385616256
OCLC315073806

The Solitude of Prime Numbers (original title: La solitudine dei numeri primi) is a novel by the Italian author Paolo Giordano and published in Italian in 2008 by Mondadori. The book was translated from Italian to English at some point by Shaun Whiteside. The book was released in English by Doubleday in Britain in 2009, and by Pamela Dorman Books in the United States in 2010, also in English.

This book won the 2008 Strega Prize. A cinematic adaptation of the novel was directed by Saverio Costanzo and released in 2010.