Gain isbn 0374159963 is a novel by richard powers published by in 1998. Nobody talks much about the quest for great american novel anymore. Gain isbn 9780099284468 pdf epub richard powers ebook. Gain by richard powers and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. To that end, powers hopes his book will be part of the restoration of a tradition that has all but ceased to exist in modern literature. Jun 16, 2018 richard powers in the great smoky mountains, tennessee. Richard powers powerful and peculiar novel, gain, is the largest compliment any author has paid to the american reading public in decades. Powers has won numerous awards for his fictional works. In his sixth novel, powerss antagonists are a 42yearold real estate broker and a corporation. Gain gain braids together two stories on very different scales. Gain tells two stories separately and intertwines them. His most recent, the overstory, won the pulitzer prize in fiction.
At the beginning of richard powerss first novel, published in 1985. Gain ebook by richard powers 9781429941693 rakuten kobo. Buy richard powers ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. The echo maker won the national book award and was a finalist for the pulitzer prize. Quotations by richard powers, american novelist, born june 18, 1957. He has also won many other awards over the course of his career, including a macarthur fellowship. A novel of the american century richard powers, author farrar. He centers this exposition on the clare soap and chemical company, following it for 170 years, from its. Sep 29, 2009 richard powers is such a great novelist that a reading of any of his novels, at whatever juncture, is bound to draw comparison with other masterpieces such as the gold bug variations, the time of our singing and the echo maker. In one, laura body, divorced mother of two and a realestate agent in the small town of.
Mar 21, 2018 powers is a writer of blistering intellect. Richard powers in the great smoky mountains, tennessee. In gain, richard powers simply shows the reader how technology and big corporations entered into modern america, and how they affect both individual and collective circles of life. In the other, we learn about clare soap and chemical company, a soap manufacturer that is established in the mid1800s and grows over the next century. Richard powers born 1957 is an american novelist known for ambitious, erudite and intricate works that often explore how science and technology and deeper patterns of the universe especially as revealed through music affect humanity.
Richard powers books list of books by author richard powers. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Richard powers novel is a fascinating and profound exploration of the interaction of an individual human life and a corporate one. Read gain a novel by richard powers available from rakuten kobo. Richard powers offers a fictional treatment of a classic american riseandfall story. Apr 03, 2018 the overstory of richard powerss title is a term for the canopy of a forest, the foliage at the top of the trees. Richard powers born june 18, 1957 is an american novelist whose works explore the effects of modern science and technology. Richard powers is the author of ten novels, including his most recent title, generosity. Gain and loss in the circle of life in richard powers novel, gain, he intertwines two fictional stories to analyze the growth of large corporation in america and the deterioration of the individual as a potential result. The candleandsoap outfit begun in boston in the 1830s by the three clare brothers first built a reputation on its medicinal soap. Gain and loss in the circle of life in richard powers novel, gain, he intertwines two fictional stories to analyze the growth of large corporation in america and the deterioration of the individual as a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
Mar 12, 2020 gain is a blast at the destruction, ecological and otherwise, wrought by the bonnieandclydelike partnership between american technology and american capitalism. One narrative tells the story of the clare family and their development of a soap making and eventually chemical business. Gain is a blast at the destruction, ecological and otherwise, wrought by the bonnieandclydelike partnership between american technology and american capitalism. Richard powers is such a great novelist that a reading of any of his novels, at whatever juncture, is bound to draw comparison with other masterpieces such as the gold bug variations, the time of our singing and the echo maker. He was only one of five children and powers remembers never feeling quite at home wherever he went. Powers has sometimes been criticized for being a topdown novelist, one who presents characters from the high or long perspective of history, science, or music. In one, laura body, divorced mother of two and a realestate agent in the small town of lacewood, illinois, plunges into a new existence when she learns that she has ovarian cancer.
Gain is erudite, penetrating and splendidly written. Enjoy the best richard powers quotes at brainyquote. Powers hovers impossibly between extremes with a tightrope walkers perfect balance. Never one to tread lightly or think small, powers galatea 2. My reading, therefore, of gain powers sixth novel ultimately drew comparison. Richard powers gain exemplifies the kind of book i love to read a beautifully written narrative combined with a compelling story in this case two disparate stories that are headed for each other. Gain provides an indepth, fascinating history of the development of a soap company, from humble 18thcentury beginnings to a modern conglomerate. Richard powers is a macarthur fellow and the author of three farmers on their way to a dance, prisoners dilemma, the gold bug variations, the national book awardnominated operation wandering soul, galatea 2. Divorcee laura bodey lives with her 17yearold daughter and 12yearold son in lacewood, illinois. Disch, washington post book world gain consists equally of horizonbusting breadth of knowledge and excruciating depth of vulnerability. The fiction of richard powers sometimes resembles a dying satyrabove the waist is a mind full of serious thought, philosophical reflection, deep exploration of music and science. He lives in the foothills of the great smoky mountains.
It isnt easy to characterize richard powers in a single sentence. Having earned a bit of a reputation for being the reclusive genius type he didnt give interviews until he had published his third book, and didnt consent to having his photo on the jacket until his fifth novelist richard powers explains to the new york times, i wanted the books to speak for themselves. Richard powers booklist richard powers message board. Best of richard powers 14 books goodreads share book. He is also the recipient of a macarthur fellowship and the national book award, and he has been a fourtime national book critics circle award finalist. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. Gain braids together two stories on very different scales. Best of richard powers score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The overstory of richard powerss title is a term for the canopy of a forest, the foliage at the top of the trees. Powers has received a macarthur fellowship and a lannan literary award.
Written by richard powers, audiobook narrated by elisabeth rodgers. Mar 30, 2011 powers is a writer of blistering intellect. His novel the echo maker won the 2006 national book award for fiction. Gain by richard powers overdrive rakuten overdrive. This tangled epic about diverse lives is rooted in environmental principles. With gain, richard powers launches his own strong bid for entry into the canon of americas best novelists, delivering a work both epic in scope and universal in emotional resonance, a contemporary book drawing upon timeless, and often uniquely american, themes. Mining the same rich, longneglected vein of sociallyaware fiction once plumbed. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading gain. As is often the case in powers novels, there are two seemingly unconnected or tenuously connected at best threads, seperated by time. In one story, were introduced to laura bodey, a real estate agent and mother who discovers she has ovarian cancer.
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