Paolo GiordanoΒ isΒ the author ofΒ Like FamilyΒ andΒ The Human Body, as well asΒ the critically acclaimed international bestsellerΒ The Solitude of Prime Numbers, which has been translated into more than 40 languages. He is the youngest person ever to win Italyβs 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 TranslationβFiction (2013, 2014). Sheβs translated works by Claudio Magris, Paolo Giordano, Giovanni Arpino, and numerous others. To learn more, visit annemilanoappel.com.
Edoardo BalleriniΒ has been nominated for several Audie awards and is the recipient of multiple Earphones awards from AudioFile magazine.Β His screen credits include the feature filmsΒ Dinner RushΒ andΒ Romeo Must Die, as well asΒ the television seriesΒ The Sopranos,Β Boardwalk Empire, andΒ 24. To learn more, visit edoardoballerini.com.