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Alternate HistoryTime Travel

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart

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  • 2005 first published
  • 489 pages
  • 3 editions
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Lydia Millet's Oh Pure and Radiant Heart (2005) is an alternate history and time-travel fiction novel. The story is set in Santa Fe, N.M.. It features J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967), Leo Szilard and Enrico Fermi (1901-1954). Key subjects include nuclear physicists, celebrities, women librarians and atomic bomb.

It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 489 pages, most readers finish it in 8–9 hours.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Santa Fe, N.M.

Characters

  • J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967)
  • Leo Szilard
  • Enrico Fermi (1901-1954)

Subjects

  • Nuclear physicists
  • Celebrities
  • Women librarians
  • Atomic bomb
  • Time travel
  • Alternative history
  • Santa fe, N.m.
  • Contemporary fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote Oh Pure and Radiant Heart?

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart was written by Lydia Millet and first published in 2005.

What genre is Oh Pure and Radiant Heart?

It is usually shelved as Alternate History and Time Travel.

How long is Oh Pure and Radiant Heart?

The median edition has 489 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Oh Pure and Radiant Heart?

Readers who like it often enjoy Bring the Jubilee, 11/22/63 and The End of Eternity.

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