Prisoner's Dilemma: From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of BEWILDERMENT - Brossura

Powers, Richard

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ISBN 10: 1848871414 ISBN 13: 9781848871410

Casa editrice: Atlantic Books, 2010

Riassunto

A novel of compassion and and imagination from the virtuosic author of The Echo Maker, Pulitzer Prize finalist Richard Powers. Prisoner's Dilemma tells the story of the triumph of the mind over infirmity. Something is wrong with Eddie Hobson Sr., father of four, sometime history teacher, quizmaster, black humorist, and invalid. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and with his ingrained aversion to doctors, his worried family tries to discover the nature of his sickness. Meanwhile, in private, Eddie puts the finishing touches on a secret project he calls 'Hobstown', a place that he promises will save him, the world, and everything that's in it. Praise for Richard Powers: 'Nothing less than brilliant...' John Updike 'If Powers were an American writer of the nineteenth century... he'd probably be the Herman Melville of Moby-Dick. His picture is that big.' Margaret Atwood, New York Review of Books 'A complex treatment of time...An absorbing view of history.' New York Times Book Review 'Accomplished...mature and assured...Richard Powers is a major American novelist.' New Republic 'Enough plot twists and conspiracy-making ingredients to satisfy the most demanding aficionado of the genre.' Irish Times 'Fascinating...Powers has a remarkable ability to find metaphors to illustrate the brain processes...terse and heartbreaking.' Los Angeles Times Book Review / New York Newsday 'Grand fiction... Prisoner's Dilemma is magnificent.' The Nation 'I love and admire this book...I cannot give an adequate sense of its many marvels...One of the most beautiful and baffling dialogues in recent fiction.' Boston Globe

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Atlantic Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1848871414
• ISBN 13: 9781848871410
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 352