{"product_id":"9781804952115","title":"Generosity","description":"Author: Powers, Richard\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804952115\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 May 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning and Booker shortlisted author of \u003ci\u003eThe Overstory \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBewilderment\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Thrilling ... such wonderful storytelling' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powers' acuity and satire are as sharp as ever' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Smart, tender and wrenchingly anxious about the approaching era ... A bracingly intelligent fable about the choices that face us' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Chicagoan Russell Stone begins teaching a Creative Nonfiction class, he meets Thassadit Amzwar, a young Algerian woman with a radiant presence. But he is disturbed by her - how can someone from a country ravaged by conflict be so happy?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePuzzling the melancholic Russell, Thassa's happiness prompts him to research her war-torn country and theories on happiness. His amateur inquiries lead him to college counselor Candace Weld, who also falls under Thassa's spell. Dubbed 'Miss Generosity' by classmates, Thassa's joy catches the eye of notorious geneticist and advocate for genomic enhancement Thomas Kurton who claims to have found the genotype for happiness. Yet, as media frenzy builds, Thassa's optimism is tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Powers' \u003ci\u003eGenerosity\u003c\/i\u003e explores the implications of a genetic basis for happiness, asking who would control it, and how would it reshape humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47792556540062,"sku":"UBD-9781804952115","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804952115.jpg?v=1780915461","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804952115","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}