This debut novel by Italian Paolo Giordano won the Primio Strega award in Italy and has been turned into a movie recently. For some reason, when I read the review, I thought it had more to do with math and prime numbers, especially since the author is a particle physicist.Prime numbers are the metaphor for the two protagonists - misfit people who, due to childhood tragedies, never connect well with other people, and are, therefore, lonely. It's sad, but lovingly written in succinct prose.
The title itself is poetic.
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