Richard Powers

Orfeo (eBook, ePUB)

A Novel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of The Overstory, an emotionally charged novel inspired by the myth of Orpheus.

"Bravo, Richard Powers, for hitting so many high notes with Orfeo and contributing to the fraction of books that really matter." Heller McAlpin, NPR

In Orfeo, composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology labthe latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patternshas aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive and hatches a plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780393242683
• Artikelnr.: 59592551

Autorenporträt

Richard Powers is the author of fourteen novels, including The Overstory, Bewilderment, and Orfeo. He is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, the Pulitzer Prize, and the National Book Award. He lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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