The Human Body

Paolo Giordano

Okt. 2014 · Penguin Random House Audio · Vorgelesen von Edoardo Ballerini

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From the author of Heaven and Earth, a searing novel of the journey from youth into manhood
 
A 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. 

Autoren-Profil

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 Italy’s 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 Translation—Fiction (2013, 2014). She’s 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.