Mendel's Dwarf
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Mendel's Dwarf
By (Author) Simon Mawer
Little, Brown Book Group
Abacus
29th August 2011
7th July 2011
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
823.92
Physical Properties
Paperback
320
Width 124mm, Height 196mm, Spine 26mm
222g
Description
Like his great-great-great uncle, the early geneticist Gregor Mendel, Dr Benedict Lambert is struggling to unlock the secrets of heredity. But for Benedict the mission is particularly urgent and personal, for his is afflicted by achondroplasia. He is a dwarf. When a chance meeting leads him to the acceptance that he craves, he begins a journey towards correcting the injustice of his own capricious genes, with devastating consequences.
As intelligent as it is entertaining, this witty novel is a gripping tale of scientific intrigue and moral uncertainty.Reviews
This is a rare read: a scientifically informed, passionately intelligent novel which is also deeply moving * Telegraph *
A serious novel shot through with laugher, it is also a love story . . . Impressive * The Times *
Dark, funny and bitter . . . the ethical dilemmas of modern genetic research in a love story that lurches from sharp humour to jaw-dropping sadness . . . Marvellous * Independent *
Author Bio
Simon Mawer was born in 1948 in England, and spent his childhood there, in Cyprus and in Malta. He has lived with his wife in Italy for more than 20 years, and he teaches at the English School in Rome.
