description: Alan Lightman has the unique distinction of being both a professor of humanities and a lecturer in physics at MIT. Oh, and did we mention that he is also a bestselling novelist? In The Diagnosis, his fourth novel, Lightman once again navigates between the dominions of humanism and science with a scathing examination of our modern obsession with speed, information, and money -- and the effects of this obsession on our minds and spirits.
language: English
title: The Diagnosis
titlecomplete: The Diagnosis
genres: Literature, American, Literary Fiction, Novels, Book Club, Adult, Illness, Fiction, Contemporary, Unfinished
ratings_count: 1087
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 946713600000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Books on Tape