The plot hinges on two love affairs: the first set in the 1950s, between two scientists intent on discovering the mysteries of DNA; the second in the 1980s, between two lovers who befriend the scientist featured in the novel's flashbacks.
Awardsedit
The Gold Bug Variations has received the following awards:
gold, variations, novel, american, writer, richard, powers, first, released, 1991, first, editionauthorrichard, powerscountryunited, stateslanguageenglishpublisherwilliam, morrow, companypublication, dateaugust, 1991media, typeprint, hardback, paperback, isbn0. The Gold Bug Variations is a novel by American writer Richard Powers first released in 1991 The Gold Bug VariationsFirst editionAuthorRichard PowersCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishPublisherWilliam Morrow amp CompanyPublication dateAugust 1 1991Media typePrint hardback amp paperback ISBN0 688 09891 6OCLC22665566Dewey Decimal813 54 20LC ClassPS3566 O92 G65 1991 Contents 1 Plot introduction 2 Awards 3 References 4 External linksPlot introduction editThe novel intertwines the discovery of the chemical structure of DNA with the musicality of Johann Sebastian Bach s harpsichord composition the Goldberg Variations A similar theme is explored by Douglas Hofstadter in his 1979 book Godel Escher Bach an Eternal Golden Braid The title also alludes to Edgar Allan Poe s 1843 short story The Gold Bug which is also incorporated in the plot of the novel 1 The plot hinges on two love affairs the first set in the 1950s between two scientists intent on discovering the mysteries of DNA the second in the 1980s between two lovers who befriend the scientist featured in the novel s flashbacks Awards editThe Gold Bug Variations has received the following awards Time magazine Book of the Year 1991 Publishers Weekly Best Books of 1991 Vrij Nederland Best Books of 1991 New York Times Notable Book 1991 De Morgen Best Book of 1991 named in 1999 in a compilation of the best books each year over the last half century Finalist National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction 1991References edit Genetic Coding and Aesthetic Clues Richard Powers s Gold Bug Variations Mosaic 31 4 Winnipeg 151 December 1 1998 External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to The Gold Bug Variations Bibliography of editions of Gold Bug Variations Listing of reviews and writings about Gold Bug Variations nbsp This article about a 1990s novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte nbsp This article about a postmodern novel is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Gold Bug Variations amp oldid 1143542667, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
