State of Wonder
by Ann Patchett
Buy on AmazonState of Wonder is a 2011 novel by American author Ann Patchett. It is the story of pharmacologist Marina Singh, who journeys to Brazil to bring back information about seemingly miraculous drug research being conducted there by her former teacher, Dr. Annick Swenson. The book was published by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom and by Harper in the United States. It was well received by critics, and was nominated for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize and the Orange Prize for Fiction, among other nominations.
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"This quiet woman in a plain cotton dress came onstage and proceeded to stun everyone in the room with the most hair-raising, bloodcurdling, fantastical, yet utterly believable, tale I’d ever heard. It was a primal storytelling experience, and the book is even better."
By the Book: Alison Bechdel · nytimes.com
"Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder.” I am about to head out on book tour, and this book seems like an ideal blend of highly intelligent and readable."
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"I was blown away by Ann Patchett's State of Wonder. It was one of those books that really made you stop breathing. I kept asking myself, 'How did she do that?' She's a phenomenal writer."
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"A. S. Byatt's "Possession," Ann Patchett's "State of Wonder," Barbara Kingsolver's recent "Unsheltered," and Nell Freudenberger's forthcoming "Lost and Wanted" all are marvelous."
By the Book: Richard Powers · nytimes.com