Oh Pure and Radiant Heart

by Lydia Millet

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart plucks the three scientists who were key to the invention of the atom bomb--Oppenheimer, Leo Szilard and Enrico Fermi--as they watch history's first mushroom cloud rise over the desert on July 16th, 1945 . . . and places them down in modern-day Santa Fe

One by one, the scientists are spotted by a shy librarian who becomes convinced of their authenticity. Entranced, bewildered, overwhelmed by their significance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1593767897
• ISBN13: 9781593767891
• Release Date: October 2024
• Publisher: Soft Skull
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.