How Contagion Works
science, awareness and community in times of global crises - the short essay that helped change the covid-19 debate
$12.43
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2020
Summary
Contagion: Understanding a World in Crisis
‘The literature of the time after begins here’
EVENING STANDARD
‘A jolt of brevity and simplicity’
THE TIMES
‘In one short hour, in the midst of this difficult moment, Giordano reinforced my sense of hope in humanity’
PHILIPPE SANDS, AUTHOR OF EAST WEST STREET AND *THE RAT LINE*
The Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant h…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474619288 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1474619282 |
| Author: | Paolo Giordano, Alex Valente |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2020 |
| Weight: | 60g |
| Dimensions: | 176mm x 110mm x 22mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
It is modest, lucid, calm, informed, directly helpful in trying to think about where we are now… The literature of the time after begins here. - Evening Standard
A slim guide to understanding this virus and preparing ourselves for what comes next. - The TimesPotent and original. - Sunday TimesAbout The Author
Paolo Giordano
Paolo Giordano is a physicist and a bestselling writer. His first novel, THE SOLITUDE OF PRIME NUMBERS, was translated into more than 40 languages worldwide and won the Premio Strega (the Italian Booker).
Paolo is the author of the forthcoming novel HEAVEN AND EARTH and of the pamphlet HOW CONTAGION WORKS, a rallying cry inspired by the recent CoV-19 epidemic. He is also the creator of the new HBO series WE ARE WHO WE ARE, co-written and directed by Luca Guadagnino.
He holds a master’s degree and a PhD in theoretical physics.
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