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Gain by Richard Powers (Paperback, 2001)
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- Condition
- Personalised
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- Book Title
- Gain
- Publisher
- Vintage Publishing
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 198mm
- Genre
- Historical
- Topic
- True Stories, Government, Books
- Item Width
- 129mm
- Item Weight
- 257g
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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A powerful examination of the American dream and American business, reminiscent in its ambition, scope and achievement, of Don Delillo's Underworld and Graham Swift's Waterland. FROM THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE OVERSTORY 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. 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 Underworld. But it is most reminiscent of Graham Swift's Waterland, 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
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Publisher
Vintage Publishing
ISBN-13
9780099284468
eBay Product ID (ePID)
94632660
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gain
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
True Stories, Government, Books
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Genre
Historical
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
257g
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United Kingdom
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