How Contagion Works

Science, Awareness and Community in Times of Global Crises - The short essay that helped change the Covid-19 debate

How Contagion Works
Paolo Giordano, Alex Valente
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h176 x 110mm - 80pg
14 Apr 2020 UK
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9781474619288
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' 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 LINEThe Covid-19 pandemic is the most significant health emergency of our time. Writing from Italy in lockdown, physicist and novelist Paolo Giordano explains how disease spreads in our interconnected world: why it mattershow it impacts ushow we must reactBy expanding his focus to include other forms of contagion - from the environmental crisis to fake news and xenophobia - Giordano shows us not just how we got here but also how we can work together to move forward.
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 StandardA slim guide to understanding this virus and preparing ourselves for what comes next. - The TimesPotent and original. - Sunday Times
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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ISBN-13: 9781474619288
Published: 14 Apr 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Paperback
Height: 176mm
Width: 110mm
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 60g
Pages: 80

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