Generosity - Couverture rigide

Powers, Richard

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1848871252 ISBN 13 : 9781848871250

Editeur : Atlantic Books, 2010

Synopsis

When Russell Stone becomes the teacher of a young Algerian woman with a disturbingly luminous presence, he is both entranced and troubled. How can this refugee from terror radiate such bliss? Is it possible to be so open and alive without coming to serious harm? Soon, Thassa's joyful personality comes to the attention of the notorious geneticist and advocate for genomic enhancement, Thomas Kurton, whose research has enabled him to announce his discovery of the genetic underpinnings of happiness. Thassa's congenital optimism is severely tested by the growing media circus. Devoured by the public as a living prophecy, her genetic secret will transform both Russell and Kurton, as well as the world at large.

Generosity is Richard Powers' most exuberant and exhilarating book yet.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard Powers has been a recipient of a Lannan Literary Award and a MacArthur Fellowship, as well as a winner of the US National Book Award and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. He is the author of eight novels, including The Time of our Singing, Plowing the Dark, and Gain. He lives in Los Angeles.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Atlantic Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848871252
• ISBN 13: 9781848871250
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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