The Gold Bug Variations

The Gold Bug Variations

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name = The Gold Bug Variations
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image_caption = Recent paperback edition
author = Richard Powers
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = William Morrow & Company
release_date = August 1, 1991
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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isbn = ISBN 0-688-09891-6 (first edition, hardback)
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"The Gold Bug Variations" is a novel by American writer Richard Powers, first released in 1991.

Plot introduction

The novel intertwines the discovery of the chemical structure of DNA with the musicality of Johann Sebastian Bach's harpsichord composition, the Goldberg Variations.

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.

External links

* [http://richardpowers.net/novels_gold_bug.htm Bibliography of editions of Gold Bug Variations.]
* [http://richardpowers.net/reviews_gold_bug.htm Listing of reviews and writings about Gold Bug Variations.]


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