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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.
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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 ideas, New Scientist
Compulsive... Powers [is] a modern Renaissance man, as at home in the language of science as in the laboratories of literature... A meditation on the human condition., Observer
Powers... is one of our most scientifically literate novelists, with a gift for exploring complex science with cool clarity... He can nail emotional complexities with precision, while using his characters to explore how emerging technologies might shape our lives... Beautifully expressed, Daily Telegraph
Provocative... fascinating... dazzling, Ron Charles, The Washington Post
From the Author
Richard Powers is the author of twelve novels, including Orfeo (which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize) and The Overstory (which was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize and won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize). He is the recipient of a MacArthur grant and the National Book Award, and has been a four-time NBCC finalist. He lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.
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- PublisherAtlantic Books
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1848871279
- ISBN 13 9781848871274
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages304
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