
2012 Longlist
Solar
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. Trading on his reputation, he speaks for enormous fees, lends his name to the letterheads of renowned scientific institutions and half-heartedly heads a government-backed initiative tackling global warming. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair, and he is still in love with her.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Great writing by a great writer. A staff and customer favourite- An excellent satire of the scientific circles, a hero that we love to hate….
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
United Kingdom
Original Language
English
Publisher
Jonathan Cape,
Knopf Canada