America's Children - Softcover
Dramatizes the life of Robert Oppenheimer, one of the American scientists who developed the atomic bomb, and whose moral and political outlook led to his downfall
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...reveals how one man's hunger for knowledge can lead to all of mankind living in the belly of the beast. -- Waterstone's Online, 5 March 2003
An absorbing and tragic meditation on the fall from innocence... His imaginative portrait of Oppenheimer...takes on mythic force. -- Time Out, May 17, 1984
Embodied in the story...are the great myths of Prometheus, Faust, Frankenstein and, in knowledge of nuclear evil, the Fall. -- City Limits, May 18, 1984
Glorious descriptions of nature's might and mystery stand in contrast to man's pathetic folly. -- Booklist (starred review)
Thackara's chilling descriptions...are terrific. As Iraq and North Korea scramble for this unholy grail, Oppenheimer's anguish feels depressingly contemporary. -- The Economist, , March 8, 2003
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An absorbing and tragic meditation on the fall from innocence... His imaginative portrait of Oppenheimer...takes on mythic force. -- Time Out, May 17, 1984
Embodied in the story...are the great myths of Prometheus, Faust, Frankenstein and, in knowledge of nuclear evil, the Fall. -- City Limits, May 18, 1984
Glorious descriptions of nature's might and mystery stand in contrast to man's pathetic folly. -- Booklist (starred review)
Thackara's chilling descriptions...are terrific. As Iraq and North Korea scramble for this unholy grail, Oppenheimer's anguish feels depressingly contemporary. -- The Economist, , March 8, 2003
James Thackara was born in California and educated in Buenos Aires, Provence, California, Rome, Switzerland, and New England, graduating from Harvard in 1967. He is the author of three novels: America's Children, Ahab's Daughter, and The Book of Kings.
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- PublisherChatto & Windus
- Publication date1984
- ISBN 10 0701127813
- ISBN 13 9780701127817
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages330
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Reprint. Brilliant 1st novel the author tells the story of Robert Oppenheimer, his triumphs, his agonies of political and moral conscience, and his ultimate downfall. Slight loss of colour on the left-hand side of the front panel, bookseller sticker on rear panel. No other damage. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 330 pages. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; ISBN: 0701127813. ISBN/EAN: 9780701127817. Inventory No: 0265116. Seller Inventory # 0265116
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