Prisoner's Dilemma by Richard Powers

Prisoner's Dilemma by Richard Powers

A novel of compassion and and imagination from the virtuosic Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Richard Powers. Prisoner's Dilemma tells the story of the triumph of the mind over infirmity.

A complex treatment of time.. An absorbing view of history. * New York Times Book Review *
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 *
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 *

Richard Powers is the author of thirteen novels, including Orfeo (which was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize), The Overstory (which was shortlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize and won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize) and Bewilderment, shortlisted for the 2021 Booker Prize. He is the recipient of a MacArthur grant and the National Book Award, and has been a four-time NBCC finalist. He lives in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains.

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ISBN 13	9781848871410
ISBN 10	1848871414
Title	Prisoner's Dilemma
Author	Richard Powers
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Atlantic Books
Year published	2010-07-01
Number of pages	352
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