Gain

Zusatztext

<p>Richard Powers' novel is a fascinating and profound exploration of the interaction of an individual human life and a corporate one. It tells two stories: the first that of an American company, which starts as a small family soap and candle-making firm in the early 1800s, and ends as a vast pharmaceuticals-to-pesticides combine in the 1990s. The second is that of a contemporary woman, living in the company town, who during the course of the novel is diagnosed and then finally dies of cancer, a cancer that is almost certainly caused by exposure to chemical wastes from the company's factories.</p><p>Richly intellectually stimulating, deeply moving and beautifully written, Gain is very much a 'Great American Novel', an exploration of the history, uniqueness and soul of America, in the tradition of<i>Underworld</i>. But it is most reminiscent of Graham Swift's<i>Waterland</i>, another novel that combines history, both public and private, with contemporary lives, showing how individuals are both the victims and shapers of large-scale historical and economic forces</p>

Autorenportrait

Richard Powers is a recipient of a MacArthur award (commonly referred to as 'genius grants'). His novel<i>Galatea 2.2</i>was nominated for the US National Book Critics Circle Award.

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