Brazilian Science

'State of Wonder' review: Anne Patchett delivers science, ethics and death ...

Jun 10, 2011
Status OF WONDER
Ann Patchett  
Harper
$26.99, 368 pages  

There is something almost magical about Ann Patchett's novels. (In fact, her third novel, "The Thaumaturge's Assistant," dealt with the subject outright.) Despite the fact that her writing frequently focuses on the smallest details of her characters' lives, her plots are often singular, and a sheen of the miraculous permeates her prose. "Bel Canto," her most famous novel, is a breathtakingly moving and unlikely taste story that takes place when terrorists take hostage an opera singer, the vice president of an unnamed South American territory and several others, including a remarkable translator. Her newest book, " State of Wonder ," also takes home in South America (this time in the jungles of Brazil), but its focus is on the power of the individual and the enormous decisions that are made at the intersections of effort and love.

Marina Singh is a scientist working for a major pharmaceutical company

Source: OregonLive.com

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