Paolo Giordano is the author of Like Family and The Human Body, as well as the critically acclaimed international bestseller The Solitude of Prime Numbers, which has been translated into more than 40 languages. He is the youngest person ever to win Italyâs prestigious literary award, the Premio Strega. Giordano has a PhD in particle physics and is a full-time writer. He lives in Italy.
Anne Milano Appel, PhD, has been awarded the Italian Prose in Translation Award (2015), the John Florio Prize for Italian Translation (2013), and the Northern California Book Award for TranslationâFiction (2013, 2014). Sheâs translated works by Claudio Magris, Paolo Giordano, Giovanni Arpino, and numerous others. To learn more, visit annemilanoappel.com.
Edoardo Ballerini has been nominated for several Audie awards and is the recipient of multiple Earphones awards from AudioFile magazine. His screen credits include the feature films Dinner Rush and Romeo Must Die, as well as the television series The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire, and 24. To learn more, visit edoardoballerini.com.