America's Children by James Thackara
One of the publishing sensations of recent years, garnering critical acclaim and rights sales in five countries, The Book of Kings established James Thackara as a novelist of extraordinary range and vision. This, his first novel, tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the mushroom cloud and our modern-day Faust, whose life acts as a perfect symbol of man's enlightened conquest of nature, his crisis of guilt, and his struggle for responsibility. Glorious descriptions of nature's might and mystery stand in contrast to man's pathetic folly' - Booklist'
"..has Tolstoy's talent for painting the grand with small brush strokes." - The Economist "A grand, intelligent and often moving look at events burned into our collective soil...an indispensable document..." - The Sunday Times "Absorbing... you are rocked on your heels." - The New Yorker
James Thackara, graduating from Harvard in 1967, has lived in London ever since. He is the author of three novels, America's Children, Ahab's Daughter and The Book of Kings.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781585671113 |
| ISBN 10 | 1585671118 |
| Title | America's Children |
| Author | James Thackara |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Overlook Press |
| Year published | 2001-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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