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Orfeo - by Richard Powers (Paperback)

Orfeo - by  Richard Powers (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <em>The Overstory</em>, an emotionally charged novel inspired by the myth of Orpheus.<br /><br /> Bravo, Richard Powers, for hitting so many high notes with <em>Orfeo</em> and contributing to the fraction of books that really matter. --Heller McAlpin, NPR<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In <em>Orfeo</em>, composer Peter Els opens the door one evening to find the police on his doorstep. His home microbiology lab--the latest experiment in his lifelong attempt to find music in surprising patterns--has aroused the suspicions of Homeland Security. Panicked by the raid, Els turns fugitive and hatches a plan to transform this disastrous collision with the security state into an unforgettable work of art that will reawaken its audience to the sounds all around it.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><em>Orfeo</em> benefits from the deep sympathy Powers seems to feel for the brilliant and troubled protagonist he has created...[It] establishes beyond any doubt that the novel is very much alive.--Troy Jollimore "Chicago Tribune"<br><br><em>Orfeo</em> is a first-class American road novel.--Scott Korb "Slate"<br><br><em>Orfeo</em> is that rare novel truly deserving of the label 'lyrical.'...Powers offers a profound story whose delights are many and lasting.--Harvey Freedenberg "Minneapolis Star Tribune"<br><br>Biology and music, past and present, come together in a clever, explosive resolution.--Adam Kirsch "Boston Globe"<br><br>Extraordinary...his evocations of music, let alone lost love, simply soar off the page...Once again, Richard Powers proves himself to be one of our finest novelists.--Dan Cryer "Newsday"<br><br>For sheer bravado in constructing sentences, few authors of contemporary fiction can surpass Powers...One of his finest yet.--Ted Gioia "San Francisco Chronicle"<br><br>Magnificent and moving.--David Ulin "Los Angeles Times"<br><br>Of novelists in Powers's generation with whom he is often compared--Franzen, Vollmann, Wallace--none equals Powers's combination of consistent production, intellectual range, formal ingenuity, and emotional effect.--Tom LeClair "Christian Science Monitor"<br><br>One long express-train ride to the gorgeous. And the scenery is as sublime as ever.--Laura Miller "Salon"<br><br>Part of the fun of reading [Powers] is to see how he wriggles out of his own snares. But a greater thrill is to join with him in untangling the most urgent and confounding puzzles of our age.--Nathaniel Rich "New York Review of Books"<br><br>Powers is prodigiously talented...He writes lyrical prose, has a seductive sense of wonder and is an acute observer of social life...I [was] unable to resist the emotional pull of <em>Orfeo</em>.--Jim Holt "New York Times Book Review"<br><br>Powers proves, once again, that he's a master of the novel with <em>Orfeo</em>, an engrossing and expansive read that is just as much a profile of a creative, obsessive man as it is an escape narrative.--Elizabeth Sile "Esquire"<br><br>Powers' writing is complex and heady without being headachy, and his synesthetic descriptions of finding melodies in the mundane are full of their own kind of music.-- "Entertainment Weekly"<br>

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