description: The plot hinges on two love affairs: the first, set in the 1950s, between two scientists intent on discovering the mysteries of DNA; the second, in the 1980s, between two lovers who befriend the scientist featured in the novel's flashbacks.A national bestseller, voted by Time as the #1 novel of 1991, selected as one of the "Best Books of 1991" by Publishers Weekly, and nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award--a magnificent story that probes the meaning of love, science, music, and art, by the brilliant author of Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance.
language: English
title: The Gold Bug Variations
titlecomplete: The Gold Bug Variations
characters: Jeanette Koss, Stuart Ressler
genres: Literature, American, Literary Fiction, Novels, Music, Fiction, The United States Of America, Contemporary, Unfinished, Romance
ratings_count: 1989
places: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, Chicago, Illinois
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Random House Value Publishing