Richard Powers

Friday, October 23, 2009

(Jane Kuntz)

For years Richard Powers has based his novels on challenging ideas and controversies from modern science. His latest is Generosity: An Enhancement -- Powers tells Kurt how he came to the story of an inexplicably happy young woman and the genetic engineer who wants her secret.

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Richard Powers

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Marina from Edmonton, Alberta

Very interesting to learn about the real life person the character Thassa was based on.

Aug. 17 2011 03:26 AM

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Eric Hamell from Philadelphia, PA

You describe Richard Powers as being on a one-man crusade, but he's not the first to explore the potential implications, both positive and negative, of scientific and technological change for human existence. A number of authors have done so over the past century or so, and the genre even has a name: science fiction.

Oct. 24 2009 08:47 AM

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