Prisoner's Dilemma by Richard Powers

Prisoner's Dilemma by Richard Powers

'Accomplished ... mature and assured ... A major American novelist' New Republic
Eddie Hobson, Sr., father of four, occasional history teacher, quiz master, black humourist, and master invalid, is facing a mysterious ailment. His recurring fainting spells have worsened, and his ingrained aversion to doctors leaves his worried family scrambling to uncover the nature of his sickness. Meanwhile, Eddie secretly works on a project he calls ‘Hobbstown’, a place he believes will not only save him but the world.
A dazzling novel of compassion and imagination, Prisoner’s Dilemma explores the profound power of individual experience and the lengths to which one man will go to protect those he loves and his vision for a better world.

Accomplished.. mature and assured ... A major American novelist * New Republic *

Richard Powers has published fourteen novels. He is a MacArthur Fellow and received the National Book Award. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for The Overstory. He lives in the Great Smoky Mountains.

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ISBN 13	9781804952153
ISBN 10	180495215X
Title	Prisoner's Dilemma
Author	Richard Powers
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2025-08-21
Number of pages	352
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