Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance by Richard Powers
'An outstanding novel' Observer
'A writer of blistering intellect' Los Angeles Times
'Unexpected and richly imaginative' London Review of Books
'A first novel of intricate merit ... A rich imagination glitters throughout' Mail on Sunday
In the spring of 1914, German photographer August Sander captures a haunting image: three young men on their way to a country dance, themselves unknowingly on the brink of the First World War. This photograph becomes the focal point of Richard Powers’ compelling debut novel.
The fate of the three farmers is intertwined with two contemporary stories: a museum-goer becomes obsessed with the photograph, and a young writer in Boston discovers he has a personal connection to it. Seamlessly blended together, these three narratives depict a century scarred by savagery and fired by progress.
A first novel of intricate merit.. A rich imagination glitters throughout * Mail on Sunday *
Unexpected and richly imaginative ... Full of intellectual descriptions and stylistic diversions * London Review of Books *
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 * Los Angeles Times *
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
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| ISBN 13 | 9781804952177 |
| ISBN 10 | 1804952176 |
| Title | Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance |
| Author | Richard Powers |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2025-08-21 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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