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Chargement... Intuition (2006)par Allegra Goodman
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It has been Goodman's particular talent to create quirky, poignant characters and put them in deeply affecting relationships, and these relationships carry her novels. "Intuition," by contrast, is full of querulous people whose emotional tics stand in for personality. Fresh from Kaaterskill Falls, Allegra Goodman completely changes gears. Now she has written a jaw-dropping human drama about how far a group of scientists at a prestigious cancer research lab will go for power and fame. Don't be surprised if reading this makes you think of Michael Crichton. Post-doctoral fellow Cliff Bannaker was groomed for stardom at the Philpott Institute, but he hadn't delivered...until now. His latest development, a virus called R-7, destroys cancer cells in lab mice, while keeping healthy cells intact. Despite their admirable past credentials, the lab's directors see this as the breakthrough that will carry them to stardom, even to a Nobel Prize. But has Cliff really found the cure for cancer -- or are his results too good to be true? Cliff's colleague and much older ex-lover Robin Decker suspects he's falsified his data. Since their breakup, she's been obsessed with proving this. Most of her colleagues think she's jealous of cliff's success and no longer take her seriously. That is, except for Xiang Feng, a young scientist from China, who has his own doubts about cliff's results -- and has experienced firsthand his increasingly odd and secretive behavior. Did Cliff manufacture false results? Or is someone sabotaging his work? And when the scientific community realizes that something isn't adding up, who will take the fall? "Page by page the story shimmers with insights into the subtlety and complexity of human psychology and relationships. Allegra Goodman writes like a master." -- Ha Jin, National Book Award-winning author of Waiting and War Trash "A superlative novel" (Starred Kirkus Reviews) of politics and science, ethics and obsession from the author of Kaaterskill Falls" Prix et récompensesDistinctionsListes notables
Hailed as “a writer of uncommon clarity” by theNew Yorker, National Book Award finalist Allegra Goodman has dazzled readers with her acclaimed works of fiction, including such beloved bestsellers asThe Family MarkowitzandKaaterskill Falls. Now she returns with a bracing new novel, at once an intricate mystery and a rich human drama set in the high-stakes atmosphere of a prestigious research institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Sandy Glass, a charismatic publicity-seeking oncologist, and Marion Mendelssohn, a pure, exacting scientist, are codirectors of a lab at the Philpott Institute dedicated to cancer research and desperately in need of a grant. Both mentors and supervisors of their young postdoctoral protégés, Glass and Mendelssohn demand dedication and obedience in a competitive environment where funding is scarce and results elusive. So when the experiments of Cliff Bannaker, a young postdoc in a rut, begin to work, the entire lab becomes giddy with newfound expectations. But Cliff’s rigorous colleague–and girlfriend–Robin Decker suspects the unthinkable: that his findings are fraudulent. As Robin makes her private doubts public and Cliff maintains his innocence, a life-changing controversy engulfs the lab and everyone in it. With extraordinary insight, Allegra Goodman brilliantly explores the intricate mixture of workplace intrigue, scientific ardor, and the moral consequences of a rush to judgment. She has written an unforgettable novel. From the Hardcover edition. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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