Mendel's Dwarf - Couverture rigide

Mawer, Simon

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0385408978 ISBN 13 : 9780385408974

Editeur : Doubleday, 1997

Synopsis

Dr Ben Lambert, an acclaimed British geneticist, is a dwarf. Ben's aim is to decode our genetic make-up, in particular the gene that causes dwarfism. When he meets Jean he hopes for normal love but as rejection looms, Ben is tempted to use science to seek revenge.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Like his great, great uncle, the early geneticist Gregor Mendel, Dr. Benedict Lambert is struggling to unlock the secrets of heredity. But Benedict's mission is particularly urgent and particularly personal, for he is afflicted with achondroplasia—he's a dwarf. He's also a man desperate for love. And when he finds it in the form of Jean—simple and shy—he stumbles upon an opportunity to correct the injustice of his own capricious genes.

As intelligent as it is entertaining, this witty and surprisingly erotic novel reveals the beauty and drama of scientific inquiry as it informs us of the simple passions against which even the most brilliant mind is rendered powerless.

Revue de presse

"A grand scientific adventure and a tragic human love story ... as idiosyncratic and mysterious in its own way as the first gene."
—The Philadelphia Inquirer

"An extraordinary novel, a work of history, science, pure prose, and pervasiv, stunning irony. "Simon Mawer writes beautifully, and the pleasure of his novel comes from the chance to watch him consider the mystery of the world, to report on the clarity with which nature speaks to us."
—The New York Times Book Review

"Furious, tener, and wittily erudite."
—The New Yorker

 

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Doubleday
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0385408978
• ISBN 13: 9780385408974
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible