The Human Body by Paolo Giordano
From the author of Heaven and Earth, a searing novel of the journey from youth into manhoodA heartrending, at times darkly comic but ultimately redemptive novel, Paolo Giordano's The Human Body is an exploration of brotherhood and family, of modern war and the wars we wage within ourselves. It is a novel that reminds us of what it means to be human.
A platoon of young men and a single woman leave Italy for one of the most dangerous places on earth. At their forward operating base in Afghanistan-an exposed sandpit scorched by inescapable sunlight and mortar fire-this band of inexperienced soldiers navigates the irreversible journey from youth to adulthood. But when a much-debated mission goes devastatingly awry, their lives are changed in an instant. And on their return home, they will confront the most difficult challenge of all: to create a life worth living.
Paolo Giordano is also the author of the critically acclaimed books Like Family and The Human Body, as well as the international bestseller The Solitude of Prime Numbers, which has been translated into over forty languages, and the COVID-19 pandemic-themed book How Contagion Works. His most recent book is Heaven and Earth. Giordano is a full-time writer with a PhD in particle physics. He is a resident of Italy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780143127734 |
| ISBN 10 | 014312773X |
| Title | The Human Body |
| Author | Paolo Giordano |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2015-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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