Mendel's Dwarf
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 August 2011
Summary
Like his great-great-great uncle, the early geneticist Gregor Mendel, Dr Benedict Lambert is struggling to unlock the secrets of heredity. But for Benedict the mission is particularly urgent and personal, for his is afflicted by achondroplasia. He is a dwarf. When a chance meeting leads him to the acceptance that he craves, he begins a journey towards correcting the injustice of his own capricious genes, with devastating consequences.
As intelligent as it is entertaining, this witty n…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349000053 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349000050 |
| Author: | Simon Mawer |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 29 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 127mm x 22mm |
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This is a rare read: a scientifically informed, passionately intelligent novel which is also deeply moving– Daily Telegraph
This is a rare read: a scientifically informed, passionately intelligent novel which is also deeply moving * Telegraph *
A serious novel shot through with laugher, it is also a love story … Impressive * The Times *
Dark, funny and bitter … the ethical dilemmas of modern genetic research in a love story that lurches from sharp humour to jaw-dropping sadness … Marvellous * Independent *
About The Author
Simon Mawer
Simon Mawer was born in 1948 in England, and spent his childhood there, in Cyprus and in Malta. He has lived with his wife in Italy for more than 20 years, and he teaches at the English School in Rome.
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