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Orfeo by Richard Powers
W.W. Norton & Company, $26.95
Published January 20, 2014
What is it about?
Peter Els is about as law-abiding as they come, but a certain crew of government agents seems to think otherwise. He's devoted his life to creating abstract, destructive musical compositions à la John Cage, only to see the trend fall out of style. He shifts his focus, then, to a separate but related interest: a genetic engineering project aimed at finding musical patterns in DNA strands. When his potentially threatening project is discovered, he goes on the run, revisiting his past and earning the nickname "Bioterrorist Bach." Continue reading...
W.W. Norton & Company, $26.95
Published January 20, 2014
What is it about?
Peter Els is about as law-abiding as they come, but a certain crew of government agents seems to think otherwise. He's devoted his life to creating abstract, destructive musical compositions à la John Cage, only to see the trend fall out of style. He shifts his focus, then, to a separate but related interest: a genetic engineering project aimed at finding musical patterns in DNA strands. When his potentially threatening project is discovered, he goes on the run, revisiting his past and earning the nickname "Bioterrorist Bach." Continue reading...
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