Marina Singh finds herself on a flight to Manaus, Brazil, in Ann Patchett's terrific new novel, State of Wonder, which creates its own classification as a literary, ethical thriller. Urn:isbn:0062207253 Republisher_date 20131022193140 Republisher_operator Scandate 20131021140146 Scanner 's a quick way to tell if the man you're dating is a keeper: When a colleague dies under mysterious circumstances in the Amazon does he A) go himself to bring the man's body back to his grieving widow, since he's the CEO who sent him to his death, or B) does he suggest you go instead?Īnd so, pharmaceutical employee Dr. OL15456187W Page-progression lr Page_number_confidence 94.62 Pages 374 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:147130440X Urn:lcp:stateofwonder00patc:epub:cb528502-4471-4033-bcab-5fc3cb362b8f Extramarc Princeton University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier stateofwonder00patc Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t3vt3sq54 Isbn 0062049801Ġ06204981X Lccn 2010029229 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition
Publisher descriptionĪccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 12:36:37.155739 Boxid IA1130718 Boxid_2 CH130311 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Containerid_2 X0008 Donor It is a tale that leads the reader into the very heart of darkness, and then shows us what lies on the other side.
State of Wonder is a world unto itself, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss. Swenson asks of herself, and will ultimately ask of Marina. But while she is as threatening as anything the jungle has to offer, the greatest sacrifices to be made are the ones Dr. Swenson is as imperious and uncompromising as ever. Plagued by trepidation, Marina embarks on an odyssey into the insect-infested jungle in hopes of finding answers to the questions about her friend's death, her company's future, and her own past. The last person who was sent to find her died before he could complete his mission. Annick Swenson, who seems to have disappeared in the Amazon while working on an extremely valuable new drug. Marina Singh is sent to Brazil to track down her former mentor, Dr. A researcher at a pharmaceutical company, Marina Singh journeys into the heart of the Amazonian delta to check on a field team that has been silent for two years-a dangerous assignment that forces Marina to confront the ghosts of her pastĪnn Patchett raises the bar with State of Wonder, a provocative and ambitious novel set deep in the Amazon jungle.
0 kommentar(er)
