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Generosity: From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of BEWILDERMENT
Richard Powers
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Description for Generosity: From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of BEWILDERMENT
Paperback. Generosity is Richard Powers' most exuberant novel yet, in which he dares to imagine what might happen when science discovers the genes for happiness.. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight in Grams: 294. 400 pages. Generosity is Richard Powers' most exuberant novel yet, in which he dares to imagine what might happen when science discovers the genes for happiness. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 197 x 132 x 24. Weight: 294.
BY THE AUTHOR OF THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED BEWILDERMENT AND THE OVERSTORY
It all begins when a young Algerian woman, Thassa, arrives in Russell Stone's writing class. Her stories reveal a horrific past, but her presence sends spirits soaring. This glimpse of pure happiness in the most improbable of guises leaves Russell feeling as troubled as it does entranced. And he isn't alone: Thassa has caught the eye of Dr Kurton, a scientist in search of the 'happiness gene'. He sees in her the key to the breakthrough that will make his name and change history. But can the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848871274
SKU
V9781848871274
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About Richard Powers
Richard Powers is the author of twelve novels, including Orfeo (which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize), The Overstory (which was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize and won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize) and Bewilderment (shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize). He is the recipient of a MacArthur grant and the National Book Award, and has been a ... Read more
Reviews for Generosity: From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of BEWILDERMENT
Powers is one of the best writers working now.
Audrey Niffenegger Smart, tender and wrenchingly anxious about the approaching era... Generosity is a bracingly intelligent fable about the choices that face us.
Sunday Telegraph
Generosity throngs with vivid personalities... Compelling
Independent
Brilliantly crafted... [Generosity] should confirm Powers's status as one of our finest novelists of ... Read more
Audrey Niffenegger Smart, tender and wrenchingly anxious about the approaching era... Generosity is a bracingly intelligent fable about the choices that face us.
Sunday Telegraph
Generosity throngs with vivid personalities... Compelling
Independent
Brilliantly crafted... [Generosity] should confirm Powers's status as one of our finest novelists of ... Read more