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Bewilderment
From the million-copy global bestselling author of The Overstory
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The breathtaking new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Overstory.
THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB SELECTION
The breathtaking new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Overstory.
'Heart-rending' Oprah Winfrey
Theo Byrne is a promising young scientist who has found a way to search for life on other planets dozens of light years away. He is also the widowed father of a most unusual nine-year-old. His son Robin is funny, loving and filled with plans. He thinks and feels deeply, adores animals and can spend hours painting elaborate pictures. But after a violent outburst from Robin at school, the strength of their close bond will be tested to its limits...
What can a father do, when those around him refuse to understand his rare and troubled child? And how can he reveal to his boy the truth about our beautiful, bewildered world?
'The love between son and father has an emotional truth that wrings the heart' Guardian
'This book had me in tears' Monique Roffey, author of The Mermaid of Black Conch
'Refreshing, original and moving' Evening Standard
βIt is impossible to deny the importance of Powers's messageβ Sunday Times
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Richard Powers's Bewilderment is acclaimed for its hauntingly beautiful prose and its ability to weave together emotional depth with grand ideas. Critics highlight its touching narrative that explores love, set against the backdrop of a world in decline, with some praising its fantastical elements and the importance of its environmental message. The book is noted for its compelling storytelling, as well as Powers's remarkable ability to evoke the natural world with poetic insight.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781529115253
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 October 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 234g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Richard Powers has published thirteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory and his most recent novel, Bewilderment, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. He lives in the Great Smoky Mountains.
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