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Originally published 1998 Genres Fiction, Novel | 3.8/5 Goodreads | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards James Feni Cooper Prize Similar The Time of Our Singing, Prisoner's Dilemma, Operation Wandering Soul, Plowing the Dark, The Gold Bug Variations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gain (ISBN 0-374-15996-3) is a novel by Richard Powers published by in 1998. It intertwines two stories: the first is the history of Clare International, a chemical conglomerate with origins in soap manufacturing in the early 18th century; the second is of Laura Bodey, a 42-year-old divorcée living near Clare International's headquarters who develops ovarian cancer. It won the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for Best Historical Fiction in 1999.
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