Generosity
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1848871279
ISBN 13
9781848871274
Category
Science Fiction/Fantaisie
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Publication Year
2011
Publisher
Pages
296
Subject
Genetics
Abstract
What will happen to life when science identifies the genetic basis of happiness? Who will own the patent? Do we dare revise our own temperaments? Funny, fast, and magical, Generosity celebrates both science and the freed imagination. In his most exuberant book yet, Richard Powers asks us to consider the big questions facing humankind as we begin to rewrite our own existence.
Description
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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Number of Copies
2
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CRL Pôle API | 94403 | LIV ANG SFF | 1 | Yes | ||
CRL Pôle API | 94404 | LIV ANG SFF | 2 | Yes |