Richard Powers: Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Three Farmers on Their Way to a Dance
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- Publisher:
- Cornerstone, 02/2026
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781804952177
- Item number:
- 12115272
- Volume:
- 368 Pages
- Weight:
- 500 g
- Format:
- 198 x 129 mm
- Thickness:
- 35 mm
- Release date:
- 12.2.2026
- Note
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Caution: Product is not in German language
Blurb
'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 SundayIn 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.
Biography
Richard Powers, geb. 1957, lebt in Urbana/Illinois. Er studierte Physik, arbeitete als Programmierer, bis er mit 32 seinen ersten Roman schrieb. Mittlerweile zählt er zu den ganz großen amerikanischen Erzählern der Gegenwart. Seine Bücher wurden vielfach ausgezeichnet, u.a. mit dem National Book Award. Seine Beiträge erschienen in der New York Times, Esquire, Times und Harper's.
