The Gold Bug Variations

By Richard Powers

Book Overview

A national bestseller, voted by Time as the #1 novel of 1991, selected as one of the "Best Books of 1991" by Publishers Weekly, and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award--a magnificent story that probes the meaning of love, science, music, and art, by the brilliant author of Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060975008
• ISBN13: 9780060975005
• Release Date: August 1991
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.3" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

my favorite book of all time

A brilliant novel about love, science, music, and the complexity of the human condition. Powers explores our impulse to unravel the mysteries around us (whether cracking the genetic code or excavating the narrative of the enigmatic Dr. Ressler) and our unrelenting impulse towards expression: artistic, verbal, and yes, physical. I'm in full agreement with the reader from Ohio: this is a passionate book. The characters are full-bodied, complex, and driven by a wide spectrum of desires, including love for eachother and for their intellectual pursuits. The prose is amazing, so keep a pen handy while you read if you're in the habit of marking passages you like.