American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Oppenheimer History Booker Prize-finalist author of Cloud

Booker Prize-finalist author of Cloud Atlas

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver

"Easily the funniest book I've read this year

But her father is ailing

a dashing American emissary

American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Oppenheimer History Booker Prize-finalist author of CloudTitle: American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture Oppenheimer Author: Kai Bird ISBN: 9780375726262 Publisher: Vintage Books Published: 2006 Binding: Paperback Language: English Edition: Reprint Number of Pages: 721 Condition Note: New from the publisher Publisher Description: THE INSPIRATION FOR THE ACADEMY AWARD(R) WINNING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE OPPENHEIMER "A riveting account of one of history's most essential and paradoxical