Gain (novel)

Gain
First edition (publ. Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
AuthorRichard Powers
LanguageEnglish
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication date
1998
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages355 p.
ISBN9780374159962
OCLC231971293

Gain (ISBN 0-374-15996-3) is a novel by Richard Powers published by in 1998. It tells the stories of Clare International, a chemical conglomerate with origins in soap manufacturing in the early 19th century, and 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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