{"product_id":"3-farmers-their-way-to-danc-pb-9780060975098","title":"3 Farmers Their Way to Danc PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Dazzling and audacious. . . Nothing short of astounding.\" --\u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe critically acclaimed debut novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory \u003c\/em\u003eand the forthcoming \u003cem\u003eBewilderment\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A writer of blistering intellect . . . [Powers is] a novelist of ideas and a novelist of witness, and in both respects, he has few American peers.\" -- Richard Eder, \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the spring of 1914, renowned photographer August Sander took a photograph of three young men on their way to a country dance. This haunting image, capturing the last moments of innocence on the brink of World War I, provides the central focus of Powers's brilliant and compelling novel. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs the fate of the three farmers is chronicled, two contemporary stories unfold. The young narrator becomes obsessed with the photo, while Peter Mays, a computer writer in Boston, discovers he has a personal link with it. The three stories connect in a surprising way and offer the reader a glimpse into a mystery that spans a century of brutality and progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Powers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.52w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060975098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePowers, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Powers\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of thirteen novels. His most recent, \u003cem\u003eThe Overstory\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. He is also the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Book Award, and he has been a four-time National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. He lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43110632652915,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_5f7159ca-4b28-4da6-9492-36dd865eb68d.jpg?v=1748982856","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/3-farmers-their-way-to-danc-pb-9780060975098","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}